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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Principal Technical Solution Architect - **Company:** Cerence Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $192,500.0 - $290,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Logic, Computing Platforms, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Ubuntu (Operating System), Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Debian Linux, Linux, Middleware, FreeRTOS, Python (Programming Language), Motion Planning, Software Architecture, Real-Time Operating Systems, Cyber-physical Systems, Sensor Fusion, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, AI Infrastructure, Core Voice Platform, PIC Microcontroller, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Multiaccess Edge Computing, Virtual Agents - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e302fb6f20116d1b ## About the Role Mandatory (Must Have) * Robotics Domains: Deep understanding of Navigation & Localization (SLAM, Nav2), Manipulation & Motion Planning (MoveIt2), Perception Pipelines, Sensor Fusion, Robot Middleware, DDS communication, and distributed robotics architectures. * Systems Engineering: Proven experience designing cyber-physical systems operating under compute limitations, thermal constraints, battery optimization, network intermittency, and fail-safe operational requirements. * Programming: Advanced C++ (17/20) and Python architectural design expertise. * Operating Systems: Strong mastery of Linux (Ubuntu/Debian), containerized deployments, and embedded computing platforms. * Leadership: 3+ years managing engineering teams in startup, R&D, robotics, or fast-paced product development environments. * Experience: 8+ years in robotics, autonomous systems, industrial automation, physical AI, or complex cyber-physical environments., * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline. ## Description * Define reusable software platforms spanning robotics, AI, voice, cloud, and edge systems. * Lead technical decisions involving robotics frameworks, operating systems, SDKs, AI infrastructure, and deployment architectures. * Guide proof-of-concepts into production-ready customer deployments. * Collaborate with robotics OEMs, technology partners, and cross-functional engineering teams. Key Responsibilities System Architecture: Design scalable, modular software architectures for humanoid robot applications. Tech Stack Selection: Evaluate and select robotic software frameworks, developer SDKs, etc. Hardware-Software Co-design: Collaborate closely with mechanical and electrical teams to optimize system latency, compute allocation, thermal envelopes, battery utilization, and power budgets. Platform Reuse: Drive a platform strategy enabling modular reuse of application logic across different physical robot forms. AI & Agentic Systems: Define how foundation models, agentic orchestration frameworks, memory systems, multimodal AI, and reasoning engines integrate into robot applications. Production Readiness: Ensure deployed solutions meet reliability, observability, maintainability, security, and operational requirements. Team Supervision: Lead, mentor, and unblock a small, fast-moving startup team of developers., * Real-Time Linux: PREEMPT_RT and deterministic kernel environments. * Microcontroller RTOS: Zephyr RTOS, FreeRTOS or low-level embedded control platforms. * Developer SDKs & Simulation: NVIDIA Isaac SDK, Isaac Sim, Omniverse, Gazebo, Webots, Intel RealSense. * Safety & Compliance: ISO 13849, IEC 61508, IEC 62443 and Human-Robot Interaction safety requirements. * AI & Foundation Models: Experience integrating LLMs, VLMs, agentic workflows, multimodal reasoning and edge AI inference platforms. Why Join the Team * Help define the future of Voice AI for Physical AI and Humanoid Robotics. * Influence product direction, platform strategy, and customer deployments. * Work across Robotics, Agentic AI, Voice AI, Edge AI, and Cloud Platforms. * Operate with startup agility backed by Cerence technology and brand. ## Related Videos - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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