RoboForce

RoboForce

Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Robotics Platform

Milpitas, CA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
PythonC++Code ReviewLinuxRoadmappingEmbedded SystemsRoboticsLeadershipCollaboration

About the role

  • The company's robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability.
  • Your work will define the reliability, performance, and scalability of our entire robotics software stack.

Responsibilities

  • Platform Architecture & Development: Lead the design, development, and deployment of core robotics platform software that underpins perception, planning, control, and fleet services.
  • Systems Performance & Debugging: Perform in-depth performance analysis and hardware/software debugging across Linux-based systems, ensuring reliability and real-time behavior.
  • Infrastructure & Runtime Systems: Develop and maintain software components for deployment, telemetry monitoring, DDS configuration, and OS/hypervisor-level integration.
  • RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI-powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work.
  • In this role, you will design and own core system software running on Intel robotics platforms and NVIDIA Jetson devices, including software deployment, telemetry and monitoring, DDS configuration, and OS and hypervisor-level systems.
  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of core robotics platform software that underpins perception, planning, control, and fleet services.
  • Develop and maintain software components for deployment, telemetry monitoring, DDS configuration, and OS/hypervisor-level integration.
  • Experience working with large, complex systems and building tooling to support development, deployment, and observability.
  • Visa sponsorship and green card support for qualified candidates.
  • Lunches and dinners, a fully stocked kitchen, and regular team-building events.

Requirements

  • Programming Expertise: Strong proficiency in modern C++ and Python, with experience developing performance-critical and systems-level software.
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent relevant work experience.
  • 5+ years of experience building and shipping production-quality software, with a strong focus on Linux-based systems.
  • Strong proficiency in modern C++ and Python, with experience developing performance-critical and systems-level software.
  • Experience with ROS-based robotics development.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux kernel and module development.
  • In-depth experience with DDS configuration, optimization, or implementation.

Nice to have

  • Robotics Frameworks: Experience with ROS-based robotics development.
  • Kernel-Level Development: Hands-on experience with Linux kernel and module development.
  • Middleware Expertise: In-depth experience with DDS configuration, optimization, or implementation.

Benefits

  • Competitive stock options/equity programs.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) plan.

Company info

  • We are seeking a Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Robotics Platform to architect and develop the foundational robotics platforms that all higher-level services are built upon.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Visa sponsorship and green card support for qualified candidates.

This listing is sourced directly from RoboForce's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.