Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Robotics Platform

Why RoboForce

Responsibilities

• Platform Architecture & Development: Lead the design, development, and deployment of core robotics platform software that underpins perception, planning, control, and fleet services.
• Systems Performance & Debugging: Perform in-depth performance analysis and hardware/software debugging across Linux-based systems, ensuring reliability and real-time behavior.
• Infrastructure & Runtime Systems: Develop and maintain software components for deployment, telemetry monitoring, DDS configuration, and OS/hypervisor-level integration.
• Technical Leadership: Contribute to long-term technical roadmap planning, mentor junior and senior engineers, and guide architectural decisions across the robotics platform.
• Engineering Excellence: Conduct rigorous code reviews and enforce high standards of software quality, maintainability, and best practices.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience building and shipping production-quality software, with a strong focus on Linux-based systems.
• Programming Expertise: Strong proficiency in modern C++ and Python , with experience developing performance-critical and systems-level software.
• Large-Scale Systems: Experience working with large, complex systems and building tooling to support development, deployment, and observability.
• Quality & Testability: Demonstrated commitment to software quality through designing for testability, robustness, and long-term maintainability.
• Requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration with the teams.

Bonus Qualifications

• Robotics Frameworks: Experience with ROS-based robotics development.
• Kernel-Level Development: Hands-on experience with Linux kernel and module development.
• Middleware Expertise: In-depth experience with DDS configuration, optimization, or implementation.

Benefits

• Competitive stock options/equity programs.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) plan.
• Visa sponsorship and green card support for qualified candidates.
• Lunches and dinners, a fully stocked kitchen, and regular team-building events.