Head of Embedded Systems

About Us

Queue is the world’s first fully autonomous robotic pharmacy, converting sealed wholesale bottles into filled, verified prescription vials with zero human involvement. We built Queue because no one should have to wait in line for their medicines. One in three U.S. pharmacies has shut down, pharmacists are overworked, and patients pay the price. Queue fixes that – pharmacists can practice their craft again, counseling patients, catching interactions, and doing only the work they can uniquely perform – while patients receive prescriptions in 60seconds or less, any time, anywhere.

We’re backed by over $18million from Alley Corp, Riot Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, House Capital, and others who believe the pharmacy system is broken and that robotics can fix it. Queue was founded by Nick Desai (6× founder, formerly CEO of Heal) and Joshua Liu (formerly Tesla, Waymo, and Zipline).

• Build, manage, and grow the electrical and firmware engineering organizations at Rmix Gather and prioritize inputs from lead customers on product requirements and incorporate them into the engineering plans.
• Collaborate with the CTO and other engineering directors on the overall engineering development strategy.
• Establish robust design, review, and release processes as well as quality of work metrics to set the standard for engineering rigor.
• Guide the embedded system development by setting milestones, processes, communication practices, and ways of working among multiple teams.
• Own responsibility for delivery of all electrical and firmware deliverables within the company and to interested stakeholders (investors, customers, executives).

• Deep expertise spanning 12+ years in firmware or electrical engineering, including 5+ years spent scaling and leading high‑performing teams.
• Proven history of navigating complex electromechanical systems from initial architecture through high‑volume manufacturing.
• High technical density across the hardware stack with the clarity to resolve architectural ambiguity and define technical roadmaps.
• Mastery of balancing rapid iteration with rigorous engineering standards—reviews, test specs, and disciplined project execution.
• Obsession with talent density: a demonstrated ability to identify, hire, and mentor world‑class engineering talent.
• Exceptional cross‑functional fluency, having built tight feedback loops with mechanical, software, and product organizations.
• Comprehensive understanding of the embedded ecosystem: from power electronics and PCB design to real‑time protocols and Linux integration.

• Recruiter Screen: (30min)
• Manager Interview (45min)
• Technical Interview: (60min)
• Leadership Interview: (60min)

• Early‑stage equity in automated pharmacy dispensing at scale.
• Direct impact — your code dispenses medication to real patients.
• Small team, zero bureaucracy, high trust.
• Work directly with a CTO from Tesla, Waymo, and Zipline.
• Hard problems: distributed systems, safety‑critical software, regulatory compliance, real‑time hardware integration.

• Competitive salary.
• Meaningful early‑stage equity.
• Health, 401(k), unlimited PTO.

• Impact & Growth:
  Your code will improve healthcare outcomes for millions of patients.
• Market Leadership:
  Ground‑floor opportunity to define an entirely new category of healthcare technology.
• Technical Innovation:
  Work on genuinely novel problems at the intersection of AI, robotics, and healthcare.
• Career Acceleration:
  High‑visibility role with significant growth potential as the company scales.

• World‑Class Team:
  Work alongside exceptional engineers, AI researchers, and healthcare experts.
• Direct Access:
  Report directly to the CTO/Co‑founder with significant autonomy and influence.
• Innovation Focus:
  Culture that prioritizes breakthrough thinking and rapid experimentation.
• Mission‑Driven:
  Team united around the goal of transforming healthcare through technology.

• Servant Leadership – Make those around you better.
• Do the Hard Things – Healthcare, hardware, and company‑building are all hard. We do them anyway.
• Convenience for us is life‑changing for those we serve.
• Own Your Work – Be accountable. Take pride in your output.
• Default is Now – There's no better time than today.
• Default to action. What can we prove, learn, or simplify right now?