Systems Software Engineer (Robotic Platform)

TL;DR

Systems Software Engineer (Robotic Platform): Own and evolve core robot system foundations from device firmware interfaces to Linux configuration and deployment reliability with an accent on sensor drivers, hardware interfaces, and system observability. Focus on leading sensor calibration, time synchronization, data integrity, and architecture decisions for modularity and scalability in real-world deployments.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States

Company

We build artificial intelligence enabling service robots to collaborate with people in dynamic environments like hospitals, operating a production fleet of mobile manipulation robots.

What you will do

• Own core robot system foundations including device firmware, low-level drivers, Linux configuration, and deployment reliability
• Build and maintain robust sensor drivers and hardware interfaces with clear contracts and observability
• Lead sensor calibration, time synchronization, and data integrity across devices
• Improve system build and deployment reproducibility using containerization and deterministic builds
• Maintain documentation and playbooks for better debuggability
• Partner with teams to meet latency, throughput, and reliability needs
• Contribute to architecture for modularity, maintainability, and scalability

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related
• 5+ years professional software engineering in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or cyber-physical systems
• Experience with sensor calibration and time synchronization
• Comfort with networking concepts for robotic systems (latency, bandwidth, protocols, debugging)
• Experience with Linux-based IoT/robot deployments including OTA/fleet updates
• Experience with reproducible build systems (Docker, Nix, or similar)

Nice to have

• Experience with robot software stacks, ROS, controls, or on-robot performance/debugging