Overview
• Lead the Software Architecture team responsible for system infrastructure, software architecture, and embedded firmware direction • Define and evolve the architecture of large-scale robotics software systems across multiple subsystems • Design and maintain core communication frameworks used across the robotics software stack • Define robust interfaces between high-level software, embedded firmware, and hardware components • Architect reliable distributed systems operating across multiple compute units in the robot • Guide architectural decisions for real-time robotics software running on Linux-based systems • Provide strong hands-on technical leadership in C++ and Python development, actively contributing to critical components when needed • Review and evaluate merge requests, ensuring high code quality, maintainability, and architectural consistency • Define and enforce modern C++ dev
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Your Responsibilities
• Lead the Software Architecture team responsible for system infrastructure, software architecture, and embedded firmware direction • Define and evolve the architecture of large-scale robotics software systems across multiple subsystems • Design and maintain core communication frameworks used across the robotics software stack • Define robust interfaces between high-level software, embedded firmware, and hardware components • Architect reliable distributed systems operating across multiple compute units in the robot • Guide architectural decisions for real-time robotics software running on Linux-based systems • Provide strong hands-on technical leadership in C++ and Python development, actively contributing to critical components when needed • Review and evaluate merge requests, ensuring high code quality, maintainability, and architectural consistency • Define and enforce modern C++ development practices, coding standards, and software design principles for maintainable code • Lead the architecture and integration of embedded firmware components interacting with the robotics software stack • Support integration of complex robotic subsystems including perception pipelines, motion control, sensor interfaces, and distributed compute nodes • Drive system-level debugging and performance analysis across software and hardware layers • Create and maintain a light-weight CI/CD pipeline for regular releases • Continuously evaluate modern tools, compilers, libraries, and software technologies to improve the development ecosystem • Mentor and technically guide engineers within the architecture team and across the organization • Maintain a strong hands-on presence in the codebase and technical discussions
Essential Skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Software Engineering, or related technical field • Extensive hands-on experience developing high-performance software in modern C++ • Strong Python programming skills used for tooling, infrastructure, or automation • Deep understanding of Linux systems, including real-time environments and system-level debugging • Proven experience leading or mentoring highly technical software engineering teams • Experience designing large modular software architectures for complex systems • Strong knowledge of networking concepts, distributed systems, and inter-process communication • Experience integrating software with complex hardware platforms such as robotics systems, embedded devices, or real-time control systems • Experience designing communication frameworks for robotics or distributed control systems • Strong understanding of time synchronization, deterministic communication, and real-time data flows • Comfortable debugging kernel-level timing issues and system-level performance bottlenecks • Experience working with real-time constraints, lock-free programming, or high-performance concurrency models • Experience reviewing complex codebases and maintaining high engineering quality standards • Strong architectural thinking and ability to reason about large-scale systems • Strong motivation to stay up to date with modern C++ standards, compilers, libraries, and best practices • Excellent communication and leadership skills in English
Beneficial Skills
• Experience developing software stacks for humanoid robots or complex robotic platforms • Experience with robotics frameworks or distributed robotics architectures • Knowledge of robotics concepts such as kinematics, motion planning, perception pipelines, or control systems • Experience with camera systems, sensor integration, or high-bandwidth data pipelines • Familiarity with embedded firmware architectures and low-level hardware interfaces • Experience building high-performance communication middleware for robotics systems • Experience with modern C++ standards (C++17 / C++20 / C++23) and advanced language features • Experience designing scalable infrastructure for robotics development environments • Experience mentoring engineers and building strong technical teams
What we offer
- Opportunity to architect the software foundations of a next-generation humanoid robotic platform
- Work on cutting-edge robotics technology combining real-time control, AI, and advanced hardware
- A highly technical engineering environment with strong focus on software quality and architecture
- High level of ownership and technical influence on core system design
- Close collaboration with electronics, firmware, and mechanical engineering teams
Please submit your application in English and upload all documents incl. CV, transcripts and relevant references.
Requirements & qualifications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Software Engineering, or related technical field • Extensive hands-on experience developing high-performance software in modern C++ • Strong Python programming skills used for tooling, infrastructure, or automation • Deep understanding of Linux systems, including real-time environments and system-level debugging • Proven experience leading or mentoring highly technical software engineering teams • Experience designing large modular software architectures for complex systems • Strong knowledge of networking concepts, distributed systems, and inter-process communication • Experience integrating software with complex hardware platforms such as robotics systems, embedded devices, or real-time control systems • Experience designing communication frameworks for robotics or distributed control systems • Strong understanding of time synchronization, deterministic communication, and real-time data flows • Comfortable debugging kernel-level timing issues and system-level performance bottlenecks • Experience working with real-time constraints, lock-free programming, or high-performance concurrency models • Experience reviewing complex codebases and maintaining high engineering quality standards • Strong architectural thinking and ability to reason about large-scale systems • Strong motivation to stay up to date with modern C++ standards, compilers, libraries, and best practices • Excellent communication and leadership skills in English
• Experience developing software stacks for humanoid robots or complex robotic platforms • Experience with robotics frameworks or distributed robotics architectures • Knowledge of robotics concepts such as kinematics, motion planning, perception pipelines, or control systems • Experience with camera systems, sensor integration, or high-bandwidth data pipelines • Familiarity with embedded firmware architectures and low-level hardware interfaces • Experience building high-performance communication middleware for robotics systems • Experience with modern C++ standards (C++17 / C++20 / C++23) and advanced language features • Experience designing scalable infrastructure for robotics development environments • Experience mentoring engineers and building strong technical teams
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