Systems Engineer

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain core software infrastructure supporting the robot data collection stack.
• Improve reliability and performance across the robotics software stack by diagnosing system bottlenecks and failure modes.
• Implement and maintain software libraries and device drivers for new sensor suites and in-house hardware modules.
• Contribute to systems that support safe robot operation, including monitoring, detection, and guardrails to prevent unsafe interactions.
• Develop testing infrastructure for robotics software, including unit, integration, and regression testing frameworks.
• Build the observability layer for robotic systems, including telemetry, logging, and diagnostics.
• Design and implement fleet management infrastructure, including robot health monitoring, software updates, staged rollouts, and rollback mechanisms.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong programming experience in C/C++ and familiarity with Python.
• Experience developing software for Linux-based systems, including multi-threaded programming, memory management, and performance optimization.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving reliability or performance issues in complex software systems.
• Experience working with hardware-software interfaces, such as sensors, embedded devices, or networking hardware.
• Strong understanding of systems fundamentals, including operating systems, networking, and concurrent programming.
• Ability to design and implement reliable systems that interact with hardware and real-world environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing production software for robotics systems or other hardware-interfacing platforms.
• Experience working with embedded or edge computing environments.
• Experience with Linux systems internals, including kernel development, driver development, or low-level performance profiling.
• Experience designing or operating distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
• Experience building systems for monitoring, observability, or remote diagnostics in deployed environments.
• Experience working with embedded Linux build systems such as Yocto or similar tools.
• Evidence of building or contributing to complex systems projects, such as open-source infrastructure, research systems, or publications at top systems venues.

Hiring Process

• Phone screen + 3 virtual technical interviews + onsite

Expected Compensation

• $100,000 - $200,000 annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits
• The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.