Senior Principal Technical Solution Architect (Humanoid Robotics)

TL;DR

Senior Principal Technical Solution Architect (Humanoid Robotics): Own end-to-end software architecture for humanoid robot applications, bridging AI, robotic operating systems, and physical hardware with an accent on robotics frameworks, cyber-physical constraints, and production-ready deployment architectures. Focus on designing scalable modular platforms and integrating foundation models, agentic orchestration, multimodal reasoning, and safety/reliability requirements for real-world robot behavior.

Location: Remote – California Bay Area

Salary: $192,500.00 - $290,00.00 USD

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in conversational AI and voice technologies, expanding into robotics and physical AI.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end application architecture for humanoid robots.
• Define reusable software platforms across robotics, AI, voice, cloud, and edge systems.
• Lead technical decisions across robotics frameworks, operating systems, SDKs, AI infrastructure, and deployment architectures.
• Guide proof-of-concepts into production-ready customer deployments.
• Collaborate with robotics OEMs, technology partners, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Lead, mentor, and unblock a small startup development team.

Requirements

• Deep robotics domain knowledge: Navigation & Localization (SLAM, Nav2), Manipulation & Motion Planning (MoveIt2), perception pipelines, sensor fusion, robot middleware, DDS communication, and distributed robotics architectures.
• Systems engineering experience designing cyber-physical systems under compute limitations, thermal constraints, battery optimization, network intermittency, and fail-safe requirements.
• Advanced C++ (17/20) and Python architectural design expertise.
• Strong Linux mastery (Ubuntu/Debian), containerized deployments, and embedded computing platforms.
• 3+ years managing engineering teams in startup/R&D/robotics/fast-paced product development environments.
• 8+ years in robotics, autonomous systems, industrial automation, physical AI, or complex cyber-physical environments.

Nice to have

• Real-time Linux with PREEMPT_RT and deterministic kernel environments.
• Microcontroller RTOS experience (Zephyr RTOS, FreeRTOS) or low-level embedded control platforms.
• Experience with developer SDKs and simulation tools (NVIDIA Isaac SDK/Isaac Sim/Omniverse, Gazebo, Webots, Intel RealSense).
• Safety and compliance knowledge (ISO 13849, IEC 61508, IEC 62443) and human-robot interaction safety requirements.
• Experience integrating LLMs/VLMs, agentic workflows, multimodal reasoning, and edge AI inference platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on the position.
• Annual bonus opportunity.
• Insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability), paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Company contribution to the RRSP and equity awards for certain positions/levels.

Hiring process

• Interviews to evaluate architecture leadership, robotics/cyber-physical systems expertise, and technical decision-making.
• Discussion of experience integrating AI/agentic systems into production robot deployments.
• Final evaluation focused on leadership and ability to guide a fast-moving engineering team.