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Altera

altera.com
Altera is a American semiconductor company that specializes in manufacturing programmable logic devices, primary field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), System-on-a-Chip (SoC) FPGAs, and related design software. Originally founded in 1983, the company pioneered reconfigurable hardware before being acquired by Intel in 2015 and later re-established as an independent, standalone enterprise. Its high-performance hardware and intellectual property cores are widely used across data centers, telecommunications, automotive systems, defense, and edge AI applications.
altera.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Electronic Components • Hardware • Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: San Jose, United States • Electronic Components • Hardware • Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 14 days ago

Software Product Manager

$149k – $216k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Jose, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
DevOps
RTOS
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 20 days ago

FPGA System Design Engineer

$119k – $172k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (San Jose, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Verilog
VHDL
MATLAB
MATLAB
Simulink
AI/ML
CUDA Toolkit
DevOps
RTOS
Chips/EDA
Siemens ModelSim
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 27 days ago

BootROM & Firmware Developer

$149k – $216k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (San Jose, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
DevOps
RTOS
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NVIDIA

nvidia.com
NVIDIA is an American technology company founded in 1993 that invented the graphics processing unit and has become the dominant supplier of accelerated computing platforms for artificial intelligence. Its portfolio spans data centre GPUs and systems built on the Hopper and Blackwell architectures, GeForce consumer graphics, automotive and robotics platforms, high-speed networking acquired with Mellanox, and the CUDA software stack that binds the ecosystem together. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company sells to cloud providers, enterprises, research institutions and gamers worldwide and is one of the most valuable listed businesses on the Nasdaq.
nvidia.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • AI Infrastructure • Semiconductors • AI Agents • Big Data • LLM & Generative AI • Machine Learning • Hardware • Data & Analytics • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees • Est. 1993
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • AI Infrastructure • Semiconductors • AI Agents • Big Data • LLM & Generative AI • Machine Learning • Hardware • Data & Analytics • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees • Est. 1993
Intern • In office (Taipei, Taiwan) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
C++
DevOps
RTOS
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$184k – $288k per year • Senior • 8+ years expIn office (Santa Clara, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Ada
AI/ML
Edge AI
DevOps
RTOS
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Top 25% pay 16 days ago

Director, System Software - AV Platform

$320k – $489k per year • Executive • 8+ years expIn office (Santa Clara, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
RTOS
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Arista Networks

arista.com
US headquartered Arista Networks provides software-driven cloud networking solutions for large data center, cloud computing, high-performance computing and high-frequency trading environments. Products includes Low latency switches.
arista.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Telecommunications • Information Technology • Data Centers • Network Equipment • Enterprise Networks • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Telecommunications • Information Technology • Data Centers • Network Equipment • Enterprise Networks • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
$50k – $95k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Budapest, Hungary) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
C
C
Embedded C
DevOps
RTOS
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Woven by Toyota

woven.toyota
Woven by Toyota is the primary mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 2018 and rebranded to its current name in 2023, the organization acts as Toyota's software engine and tech innovation lab, driving the automaker's transition from a traditional vehicle manufacturer into a global mobility company.
woven.toyota • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • Est. 2018
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • Est. 2018
Verified live · 3 hours ago 15 days ago

Embedded SWE, AD/ADAS Architecture Design

$32k – $75k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years expIn office (Tokyo, Japan) • Master's Degree • Middle • Japanese: C1
C#
C++
JavaScript
Python
DevOps
RTOS
Ubuntu
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 23 days ago

Software Engineer, Embedded Systems

$55k – $124k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Junior
C++
Python
DevOps
QEMU
RTOS
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 23 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems

$68k – $165k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
RTOS
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Fluence Energy

fluenceenergy.com
Fluence Energy delivers grid-scale battery storage products and optimisation software. Its systems help utilities firm renewable output, defer transmission upgrades and provide ancillary services. The company also runs bidding software that trades storage assets in power markets.
fluenceenergy.com • HQ: Arlington, United States • Financial Services • Science & Engineering • Energy Storage • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2018
HQ: Arlington, United States • Financial Services • Science & Engineering • Energy Storage • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2018
Verified live · 8 hours ago 15 days ago

VP Software & Controls Engineering

$158k – $301k per year (Estimated) • Executive • 20+ years expIn office (Houston, Arlington, Alpharetta, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
CI/CD
RTOS
Robotics
Digital Twin
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Brooks Automation

brooks.com
Brooks Automation supplies robotics, vacuum handling and contamination control for semiconductor manufacturing. Its wafer handling systems move substrates inside deposition and etch tools. The company sells to equipment makers and fabs across the industry.
brooks.com • HQ: Chelmsford, United States • Laboratory & Pharmaceutical Robotics • Electronics Manufacturing • Manufacturing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1978
HQ: Chelmsford, United States • Laboratory & Pharmaceutical Robotics • Electronics Manufacturing • Manufacturing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1978
Verified live · 9 hours ago 15 days ago

Senior Software Engineer

$118k – $160k per year • Senior • In office (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
AI/ML
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
Robotics
EtherCAT
Inverse Kinematics
Motion Planning
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Woolpert

woolpert.com
Woolpert is an architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, and founded in 1911. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services including civil and structural engineering, urban planning, surveying, and advanced geospatial data collection and analytics. Operating from dozens of offices across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, the firm serves government agencies, military branches, and private sector clients in sectors such as aviation, defense, and transportation infrastructure.
woolpert.com • HQ: Dayton, United States • Urban Planning • Government • Architecture • Real Estate • Space & Aerospace • Science & Engineering • Geospatial Analytics • Civil & Structural Engineering • Est. 1911
HQ: Dayton, United States • Urban Planning • Government • Architecture • Real Estate • Space & Aerospace • Science & Engineering • Geospatial Analytics • Civil & Structural Engineering • Est. 1911
Verified live · 3 hours ago 16 days ago

Embedded Systems & LIDAR Software Engineer

$105k – $209k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years expIn office • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
C#
C++
Python
Rust
C++
Qt
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
RTOS
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Axiom Space

axiomspace.com
Axiom Space is building the first commercial space station, starting with modules attached to the orbital laboratory. It also organises private astronaut missions and develops next-generation spacesuits. The company works closely with national space agencies and research sponsors.
axiomspace.com • HQ: Houston, United States • Biotechnology • Space & Aerospace • Science & Engineering • Est. 2016
HQ: Houston, United States • Biotechnology • Space & Aerospace • Science & Engineering • Est. 2016
Verified live · 8 hours ago 16 days ago

Manager, DevSecOps

$125k – $261k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years expIn office (Houston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
OpenShift
RTOS
IAM
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
HIPAA
Threat Modeling
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Verified live · 8 hours ago 2 months ago

Flight Software Engineer

$133k – $240k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Houston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
Rust
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
GitLab
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Verified live · 8 hours ago 3 months ago

Flight Software Architect

$159k – $298k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 15+ years expIn office (Houston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
C++
Rust
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
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Array Technologies

arraytechinc.com
Array Technologies manufactures single-axis solar trackers for utility-scale photovoltaic plants. Its DuraTrack and OmniTrack systems tilt panel rows to follow the sun and raise energy yield. The company supplies projects across the Americas, Europe and Australia.
arraytechinc.com • HQ: Albuquerque, United States • Environmental Science • Solar Energy • Energy & Utilities • Est. 1989
HQ: Albuquerque, United States • Environmental Science • Solar Energy • Energy & Utilities • Est. 1989
Verified live · 1 day ago 16 days ago

Controls/Electrical Engineer II

$92k – $181k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 2+ years expIn office (Chandler, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Python
Databases
MySQL
AI/ML
NumPy
DevOps
RTOS
Analytics
Matplotlib
IoT
FreeRTOS
Zigbee
OPC UA
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Astera Institute

asterainstitute.org
Astera Institute is a non-profit research organization based in Berkeley, California, and was founded in 2020. The institute focuses on high-leverage science and technology projects, including initiatives in artificial intelligence, longevity, and open science. It operates as a private foundation co-founded by Jed McCaleb and Seemay Chou, leveraging a significant endowment to support interdisciplinary research and development that addresses fundamental challenges in human progress.
asterainstitute.org • HQ: Berkeley, United States • Regenerative Medicine • Health Care • Biotechnology • Artificial Intelligence • Science & Engineering • Est. 2020
HQ: Berkeley, United States • Regenerative Medicine • Health Care • Biotechnology • Artificial Intelligence • Science & Engineering • Est. 2020
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 17 days ago

Probe Engineer

$200k – $350k per year • Staff+ • 12+ years expIn office (Alameda, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
RTOS
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Applied Intuition

appliedintuition.com
Applied Intuition is a Silicon Valley software company founded in 2017 that develops digital infrastructure and simulation platforms for autonomous systems and physical AI. The platform provides advanced tools for simulation, synthetic data generation, and vehicle software management, allowing engineers to develop, test, and safely deploy self-driving technology. It serves leading global automotive manufacturers, defense organizations, and commercial transport companies across sectors like trucking, agriculture, and mining.
appliedintuition.com • HQ: Mountain View, United States • Smart Mobility • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Smart Mobility • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 18 days ago

Embedded Software Engineer - New Grad (2027)

$123k – $168k per year • Junior • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
DevOps
RTOS
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 19 days ago

Software Engineer

$188k – $244k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Jenkins
RTOS
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Embedded Firmware Validation Engineer

$118k – $200k per year • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
C
C
Embedded C
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
Buildkite
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Jenkins
GitHub
GitLab
Management
Jira
QA
Pytest
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ALSO

also.com
ALSO is a leading European technology provider and B2B distributor headquartered in Emmen, Switzerland. The company connects IT vendors with thousands of resellers and system integrators, offering products, solutions, and cloud services across more than 30 European countries and selectively worldwide. Through its proprietary cloud marketplace, ALSO facilitates the digital supply chain by providing "As-a-Service" IT management, logistics, financing, and platform software to enterprise and retail customers.
also.com • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Commerce • Software • Wholesale • Information Technology
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Commerce • Software • Wholesale • Information Technology
Top 25% payVerified live · 11 hours ago 19 days ago

Staff Firmware Engineer, Platform Security

$200k – $240k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years expIn office (Palo Alto, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
DevOps
RTOS
Cybersecurity
Threat Modeling
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Top 25% payVerified live · 11 hours ago 22 days ago

Staff Firmware Architecture Engineer, Propulsion and Battery

$210k – $245k per year • Staff+ • 7+ years expIn office (Palo Alto, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
MATLAB
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
DevOps
Bazel
CI/CD
RTOS
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Top 25% payVerified live · 11 hours ago 2 months ago

Engineering Technical Lead – Engineering Triage

$170k – $210k per year • Lead • 8+ years expIn office (Palo Alto, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
DevOps
Incident Management
CI/CD
Rest API
RTOS
Vector
GitHub
GitLab
IoT
MQTT
Management
Confluence
Jira
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Graphcore

graphcore.ai
Graphcore is a British semiconductor company founded in Bristol in 2016 that designs the Intelligence Processing Unit, a processor architected specifically for machine learning rather than adapted from graphics. Its chips place large amounts of memory directly on the die and expose fine-grained parallelism, an approach aimed at sparse and irregular models that map poorly onto conventional accelerators. The company sells IPU systems and the Poplar software stack to research and enterprise customers, and has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group since its acquisition in 2024.
graphcore.ai • HQ: Bristol, United Kingdom • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • AI Infrastructure • Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2016
HQ: Bristol, United Kingdom • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • AI Infrastructure • Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2016
Verified live · 3 hours ago 19 days ago

Senior Firmware Engineer

$67k – $162k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Bristol, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Senior
C++
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Staff System Software Engineer

$93k – $219k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • In office (Bristol, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Staff
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
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$35k – $83k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years expIn office (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
DevOps
CI/CD
Jenkins
QEMU
RTOS
GitHub
GitLab
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N-iX

n-ix.com
N-iX is a global software development and IT consulting company founded in Lviv, Ukraine, in 2002. The firm partners with enterprise clients, mid-sized businesses, and tech startups to deliver custom software engineering, cloud transformation, AI and data analytics, and embedded systems solutions. Operating across multiple delivery hubs in Europe and the Americas, it focuses on helping organizations scale their engineering capabilities and accelerate digital transformation.
n-ix.com • HQ: Lviv, Ukraine • HQ: Valletta, Malta • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2002
HQ: Lviv, Ukraine • HQ: Valletta, Malta • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Software • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2002
$76k – $80k per year • Senior • 5+ years expKraków • Remote (Poland) • Senior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Copilot
DevOps
Jenkins
GitHub
Bitbucket
CI/CD
RTOS
Management
Confluence
Jira
QA
Pytest
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BDX (Builders Digital Experience) is a digital marketing and media solutions provider tailored for the residential construction industry. The company offers virtual tour tools, interactive site plans, and listing services that connect homebuilders with prospective homebuyers. Through its technology platforms, it helps builders showcase new home communities and streamline the digital sales journey.
bdx.com • HQ: Austin, United States • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Austin, United States • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 19 days ago

Product Security Engineer - Embedded

$106k – $169k per year • Junior • 2+ years expIn office (Irvine, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
DevOps
RTOS
Cybersecurity
Metasploit
Nessus
SBOM
Snyk
STRIDE
Threat Modeling
Veracode
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Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 30 days ago

Director, Embedded Software Development

$179k – $323k per year • Executive • 10+ years expIn office (Irvine, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
C++
DevOps
RTOS
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Threat Modeling
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Top 25% payVerified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago

Associate Principal Software Engineer

$159k – $254k per year • Lead • 10+ years expIn office (Louisville, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
C
C
Embedded C
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
Cybersecurity
SBOM
Threat Modeling
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Carbon

carbon.ai
Carbon AI is a developer platform that provides unified API infrastructure for integrating third-party data sources directly into large language models (LLMs). The company enables businesses to seamlessly connect external data - such as cloud storage, databases, and customer management systems - to AI applications for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and semantic search. By automating data ingestion, file parsing, and embedding generation, it simplifies the complex pipeline required to build context-aware AI tools.
carbon.ai • Sunnyvale • Santa Clara
Sunnyvale • Santa Clara
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 20 days ago

Senior Staff Firmware Engineer

$182k – $314k per year • Staff+ • 7+ years expIn office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Staff
C++
Python
C++
Protobuf
DevOps
Git
RTOS
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
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Renesas Electronics

renesas.com
Renesas Electronics is a major Japanese semiconductor manufacturer specializing in microcontrollers, system-on-chips (SoCs), power management devices, and analog technologies. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company was established through the consolidation of the semiconductor divisions of Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, and NEC. It serves as a key supplier for the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and Internet of Things (IoT) sectors globally.
renesas.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 20 days ago

Principal Firmware/Middleware Engineer

$230k per year • Lead • 15+ years expIn office (San Jose, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
NVLink
DevOps
RTOS
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 21 day ago

Associate Embedded Software Engineer

Junior • 1+ year expIn office (Athens, Greece) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Bitbucket
Git
RTOS
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 21 day ago

Sr Embedded Software Engineer

Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Athens, Greece) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Bitbucket
Git
RTOS
GitHub
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Wipro

wipro.com
As a global leader, Wipro blends consulting and AI expertise across design, engineering and operations to accelerate business transformation and deliver future-ready technology.
wipro.com • HQ: Bengaluru, India • Artificial Intelligence • IT Consulting • Information Technology • Est. 1945
HQ: Bengaluru, India • Artificial Intelligence • IT Consulting • Information Technology • Est. 1945
In office (Bengaluru, India)
RTOS
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Cobot

cobot.me
Run your coworking space with one platform – mobile app, bookings, invoicing, access control, analytics, and member tools. Try Cobot free or book a quick demo.
cobot.me • Santa Clara • Seattle • Software • Real Estate • Coworking & Shared Office • Est. 2010
Santa Clara • Seattle • Software • Real Estate • Coworking & Shared Office • Est. 2010
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 21 day ago

Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Robotics

$205k – $235k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years expIn office (Santa Clara, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff
C++
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Standard Bots

standardbots.com
Standard Bots is an American robotics and automation company headquartered in Glen Cove, New York, that designs and manufactures AI-native industrial robot arms. The company provides vertically integrated robotic hardware paired with intuitive, no-code software and vision systems that allow shop-floor operators to program machines through direct physical demonstration or simple touch controls.
standardbots.com • HQ: New York, United States • Hardware • Robotics • Industrial Robotics
HQ: New York, United States • Hardware • Robotics • Industrial Robotics
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 21 day ago

Senior Robotics Control Systems Engineer

$180k – $215k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Glen Cove, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
MATLAB
MATLAB
Simulink
DevOps
CI/CD
RTOS
Robotics
EtherCAT
Motion Planning
Sensor Fusion
IoT
FreeRTOS
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