Software Engineer, Robotics Infrastructure - Autonomy & Robotics, DoorDash Air (Robotics)

Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Salary: $168,000–$247,000 USD annually, plus potential equity grants.

Company

hirify.global Labs is an independent hirify.global team exploring robotics and automation for long-term last-mile logistics.

What you will do

• Develop and own onboard components for process management, health monitoring, configuration, parameterization, and message passing.
• Own the C++ and Python build system and ROS2 middleware, including cross-compilation for NVIDIA Jetson targets.
• Design CI/CD pipelines, regression-testing infrastructure, and SIL/HIL development workflows.
• Build logging, plotting, visualization, and debugging tools for robotics development.
• Define reliability standards for onboard software, including watchdogs, failover, and graceful degradation.
• Collaborate with autonomy, simulation, and robotics infrastructure engineers.

Requirements

• Prior experience in a similar infrastructure role at a robotics company.
• Experience with robotics middleware such as ROS2, LCM, eCal, or Apex.AI.
• Experience with build systems and package managers, including CMake, Bazel, Nix, or Conan.
• Strong C++ and Python skills with systems-level debugging experience.
• Experience with NVIDIA Jetson, JetPack, robotics logging, and visualization tools.
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience designing fault-tolerant systems for safety-critical aerospace, automotive, or medical applications.
• Open-source robotics tooling contributions or experience with deterministic replay and time-travel debugging.
• Familiarity with DO-178C or similar certification-aware development processes.
• Experience with reproducible robotics builds, process supervision, or DDS/middleware debugging on embedded hardware.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a small, focused team developing robotics solutions used in last-mile logistics.
• Comprehensive benefits for regular employees, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching, paid parental leave, paid holidays, and flexible paid time off for salaried roles.
• Paid sick leave, wellness and commuter benefits, family-forming assistance, and mental health support.
• Compensation includes potential equity grants in addition to base salary.