1X Technologies

1X Technologies

Lead of Core - Systems Software

San Carlos, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$200k-$350kDetected 36 days ago
C++LinuxRESTData EngineeringEmbedded SystemsRoboticsElectrical EngineeringLeadershipCommunication

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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role

  • This team enables the rest of the 1X stack and a developer ecosystem as we scale to thousands and hundreds of thousands of robots.
  • Coach and grow a highly technical team while writing code for a significant project, setting a high bar for engineering quality, ownership, and technical judgment.
  • Proven ability to simplify complex architectures and make practical tradeoffs that improve reliability without slowing the business down.

Responsibilities

  • We're building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back.
  • NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people.
  • We're scaling, we're hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience building complex software systems, including significant experience in systems software, embedded systems, or software running on physical devices at scale.
  • Strong experience with embedded Linux, low-level software, hardware interfaces, and systems programming in C++ or similar languages.
  • Proven track record owning architecture for complex products where reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability are critical.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field / equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience inheriting and scaling an existing team through a period of company growth, increasing product maturity, or organizational change.

Nice to have

  • 3+ years of experience leading senior engineers and/or technical teams in a player-coach, staff-plus, or engineering leadership capacity.
  • Preferred Skills:

Skills

  • Experience working across on-device systems and supporting infrastructure in factory, cloud, or field-service environments.
  • Familiarity with adjacent domains such as data pipelines, developer infrastructure, or security in complex technical organizations.
  • What does a successful 1X Team Member look like:
  • They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask.

Compensation

  • $200,000 - $350,000 + Equity

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
  • Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
  • Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support

Company info

  • The Core team owns the systems software and operating systems that runs on the robot, including IPC, logging, on-robot services, and APIs that connect to apps and cloud.
  • Your Charter:
  • Lead the Core team as a hands-on technical leader and people manager so our 1X robots can operate reliably, evolve quickly, and scale safely.
  • This leader will raise the bar on architecture, simplify complexity across the stack, and support the company's most important technical and operational goals.
  • Key Outcomes:
  • Own the technical and organizational direction of the Core team so the software running on our robots is robust, maintainable, and ready to scale.
  • Drive architecture simplification across OS and systems to improve reliability, development velocity, and long-term system health.
  • Build strong cross-functional alignment with firmware, hardware, AI, motion and controls, cloud, product, operations, and service teams so critical dependencies are clear and execution stays unblocked.
  • Deliver a software foundation that supports reliable robot behavior in production, in the factory, and in the field as fleet size and system complexity increases.
  • Key Competencies:
  • Deep technical credibility in systems programming and operating systems, with the judgment to lead architectural decisions in a hands-on engineering environment.
  • Strong systems thinking across onboard Linux, real-time / performance-sensitive systems, and the infrastructure that supports deployed devices.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer:
  • 1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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