Senior Firmware Engineer

Our Culture

We like to be frank and honest about who we are, so that people can decide for themselves if this is a culture they resonate with. Please read more about our culture here (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• You like working in person with a team in San Francisco.
• You deeply believe that this is the most important mission for humanity and needs to happen yesterday.
• You are highly technical - regardless of the role you are in. We are building technology; you need to understand technology well.
• You care about aesthetics and design inside out. If it's not the best product ever, it bothers you, and you need to “fix” it.
• You don't need someone to motivate you; you get things done .

• To develop, optimize, and maintain the embedded systems that control our humanoid robots, ensuring seamless integration of hardware and software.
• To design Embedded C Applications for a hybrid system consisting of multiple interconnected compute engines such as ARM SoCs and micro-controllers.
• To ensure that the robots’ embedded systems are reliable, scalable, and capable of executing AI-driven control strategies in real-time.

• Strong background in embedded software development (C/C++, RTOS), including configuring and optimizing cross compiler tool-chains for embedded architectures, working with software drivers and shared libraries.
• Comfortable writing and debugging highly performant embedded C/C++ applications for ARM based SoCs that include GPUs. Confidence in CUDA programming is a major plus.
• Familiarity with networking protocols such as Ethernet, WiFi, CANBus, Ethercat, etc.
• Extensive experience in embedded systems design and development, particularly for AI-driven robotics, computer vision devices, or automated driving systems.
• Ability to work on both software and hardware aspects of embedded systems, ensuring they work seamlessly together.
• Graduate degree (Masters or PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering preferred) and 5+ years of experience with high performance Linux based embedded systems.
• Nice-to-haves:
• Experience with computer vision pipelines on ARM So Cs
• Experience with an RTOS such as VxWorks or freeRTOS
• We provide market standard benefits (health, vision, dental, 401k, etc.). Join us for the culture and the mission, not for the benefits.
• The annual compensation is expected to be between $80,000 - $1,000,000. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location