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Overview
Ghost Robotics is a Philadelphia company founded in 2015 that builds legged unmanned ground vehicles for defence and security customers. Its quadrupeds are designed for rough terrain patrol, inspection and reconnaissance, with an emphasis on durability and simple field maintenance. The robots have been evaluated and deployed by military and homeland security agencies in several countries.
News
Ghost Robotics CEO: Robot dogs could save lives at US borders
Gavin Kenneally says the technology can be used in extreme environments to identify humans in need of help.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Ghost Robotics over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
41
Postings analysed
5
Stack modernity
71/100
Languages
C++
Python
Bash
C
Frameworks & libraries
ROS
MoveIt
MuJoCo
OMPL
Cloud & platforms
Linux
GitLab CI
Arch Linux
Debian
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Full Ghost Robotics tech stack
41 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$185k
Typical range
$150k – $200k
Open positions
5
5
Jobs
Senior
20%
Staff
60%
Architect
20%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 1 | $160k | $160k |
| Staff | 3 | $185k | $150k – $185k |
| Architect | 1 | $200k | $200k |
Highest paying role
VP, U.S. Business Development
$200k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Ghost Robotics
By role, level and city, against the market · 5 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
75/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
6
2 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
18 days
faster than 56% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Robotics
25% ▲
Management
25% ▲
Backend
13% ▲
DevOps
13% ▲
Sales
13% ▼
Industrial Engineering
13% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added C to stack
Oct 2026
Added Valgrind to stack
Oct 2026
Added Ubuntu to stack
Oct 2026
Added Jenkins to stack
Oct 2026
Added GitHub Actions to stack
Oct 2026
Added Debian to stack
Oct 2026
Added Bash to stack
Oct 2026
Added Arch Linux to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
United States
HQ
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 20% remote 200-500 est. staff $183k Avg Salary
hires for Robotics, DevOps, Sales
Jobs
≈ $90k – $201k per year (Estimated) • Equity • In office • Philadelphia
Python
C
C++
Bash
Valgrind
C++
CMake
DevOps
GitHub Actions
Debian
GitLab CI
CI/CD
Jenkins
Git
Docker
Ubuntu
Arch Linux
Linux
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$140k – $185k per year • Equity • In office • 10+ years exp • Master's Degree • Philadelphia
Python
C++
Reinforcement Learning
Vision-Language-Action
Machine Learning
DevOps
CI/CD
Linux
Unix
Robotics
ROS
OMPL
Gazebo
PyBullet
MoveIt
MuJoCo
Motion Planning
Model Predictive Control
Inverse Kinematics
Obstacle Avoidance
Reinforcement Learning
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$140k – $185k per year • Equity • In office • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Master's Degree • Philadelphia
Python
C++
CUDA Toolkit
Computer Vision
OpenCL
CUDA
DevOps
Linux
Robotics
ROS
GTSAM
ORB-SLAM3
Cartographer
SLAM
Perception
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Financials
Total raised
$12.6M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
12
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2023 | $75k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $75k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |