Robotics Software Lead (Robotics)

Location: Via Melen 83, 16152 Genoa, Italy

Company

hirify.global is a deep-tech company building humanoid robot platforms for human-centered Physical AI in real-world environments.

What you will do

• Coordinate the development and integration of software covering control, sensing, actuation, AI, teleoperation, simulation, logging, diagnostics, and deployment.
• Own the technical readiness of integrated releases, including reproducible builds, configuration, testing, validation, deployment, monitoring, and recovery.
• Review designs and code, support complex debugging, and contribute directly to critical implementation and integration work.
• Identify dependencies, technical risks, recurring failure modes, and delivery blockers, coordinating resolutions across engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and communicate technical progress, trade-offs, and risks to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience delivering and maintaining complex software systems and coordinating multi-component projects.
• Strong software-engineering foundations with practical experience in modern C++ and/or Python.
• Ability to break down ambiguous system-level problems into actionable engineering work.
• Clear communication, collaborative leadership, and a pragmatic, hands-on approach.
• Interest in working with physical systems and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Professional proficiency in English and availability for national and international travel are required.

Nice to have

• Experience leading software integration for robots, autonomous machines, industrial automation, embedded products, vehicles, or other complex physical systems.
• Familiarity with ROS 2, YARP, DDS, gRPC, Zenoh, WebRTC, or equivalent distributed component-based systems.
• Experience with Linux, real-time or embedded systems, device drivers, fieldbuses, hardware-software integration, CI/CD, automated testing, and deployment automation.
• Experience with observability, telemetry, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, fleet operations, incident response, or connected-product deployment.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, functional safety, quality, compliance, agile methodologies, project management tools, or open-source software development.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build and guide the software foundations of a new generation of humanoid robots.
• Direct ownership across the robot software lifecycle, from integration and validation to field deployment and support.
• Hands-on leadership with visible impact on physical systems.
• Informal environment alongside robotics, AI, electronics, and mechanical engineering specialists.
• Professional growth opportunities and a competitive salary and contract based on experience.