Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Robotics)

TL;DR

Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Robotics): Designing and building robust microservices for configuration and runtime systems across an autonomous vehicle fleet with an accent on cloud-based microservices, data pipelines, and APIs between cloud and edge devices. Focus on owning service architecture, dynamic configuration, and ensuring safe, consistent operation at scale.

Location: Hybrid in Foster City, CA

Salary: $219,000–$263,000 a year

Company

hirify.global is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market.

What you will do

• Design and build robust microservices for vehicle config and runtime systems.
• Develop startup-time and runtime auditing/control of software and hardware settings.
• Own service architecture connecting vehicle and cloud for dynamic configuration.
• Collaborate with vehicle software, tools, and operations teams.
• Help drive long-term technical direction for platform configuration infrastructure.

Requirements

• 8+ years of combined experience in device/edge software, cloud systems architecture and development.
• Deep experience designing, building, and operating cloud-based microservices and cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.).
• Proficient in Kotlin or Java, Python, REST APIs, and familiarity with C++.
• Experience building data pipelines and APIs between cloud and edge devices.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to understand complex, cross-cutting architectures.

Nice to have

• Experience in robotics, autonomy, or large-scale distributed systems.
• Familiarity with vehicle environments, maps, GPS, and OTA updates.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive package including paid time off (sick leave, vacation, bereavement).
• hirify.global Stock Appreciation Rights and Amazon RSUs.
• Health, long-term care, disability, and life insurance.
• Committed to building a diverse team.
• Utilizes AI tools to support hiring, with human final decisions.