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We’re partnering with a mission-driven robotics company that is pushing the boundaries of real-world robotics, building general-purpose, assistive robots to operate in human environments, interact with tools, and fundamentally improve quality of life. Their team has roots in high-profile robotics challenges and a track record of innovation.

You’ll be working at the heart of robotics innovation, where your designs and decisions will ripple into real autonomous systems operating in human spaces. This is a chance to lead, build, and shape the future of robotics with a company that believes in real-world impact.

We’re seeking a Staff Systems Engineer – Software to take technical ownership of integrated software systems across robotics platforms. You’ll be embedded in cross-functional engineering teams, collaborating on everything from architecture to deployment, debugging, diagnostics, and design for resilience. This is a senior, hands-on role with broad impact on future robots.

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable, reliable software platforms that support robotics deployment
• Drive cross-disciplinary efforts: define software requirements, system architectures, scheduling, and test plans
• Own root cause analysis across hardware, software, and control boundaries
• Create APIs, frameworks, and services for prototypes, research, and production use cases
• Implement fault detection, diagnostic, and recovery schemes to maximize uptime and robustness
• Support validation and testing by delivering modular control software for subsystem experiments

• Deep experience in modern C++ (OOP, multithreading) and Linux-based development
• Background in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with robotics frameworks (e.g. ROS, URDF) and control-stack integration
• Experience with communication networking (Ether
  
  CAT, CAN)
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and API design
• 8+ years of software engineering work, especially in latency-sensitive, real-time systems
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred)

• Hands-on experience with hardware abstraction layers, sensor and actuator control stacks
• Proven experience in robotics system debugging and production issue remediation
• Competitive salary and very generous equity incentives
• Flexible work hours and generous PTO
• Professional development and growth opportunities
• 401(k) plan

• This is a direct-hire role
• Clients will require export control eligibility (U.S. citizenship, Green Card, etc.)

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Robotics Engineering and Robot Manufacturing