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# Principal Robotics Software Engineer

- **Company:** 10Beauty, Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $210,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Vision, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Linux, Performance Tuning, Raspberry Pi, Robotic Automation Software, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Robot Operating System
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6e51fcb0d310d366

## About the Role

* 8+ years of proven experience in software development, with a track record of successfully shipping multiple complex hardware products, most ideally within robotics
 * Deep expertise in C++, with a mastery of system design, low-level debugging, and performance optimization.
 * Demonstrated expertise in architecting and leading the development of large-scale, real-time, and safety-critical embedded systems.
 * Proven ability to solve highly ambiguous and technically challenging problems in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
 * Extensive experience with Linux-based embedded systems, hardware/software integration, and real-time constraints.
 * Experience with embedded systems in a robotics or electromechanical context is highly preferred.

## Description

* Own and evolve the long-term technical architecture of the software that powers our robotic consumer product, with a focus on its performance and reliability in a production environment
 * Lead the design, development, and optimization of core software components (primarily in C++ on Raspberry Pi 4/Linux) that control our advanced robotic systems
 * Serve as a subject matter expert, tackling the most ambiguous and technically challenging system-level issues that cross disciplines (electrical, mechanical, and computer vision)
 * Drive the technical roadmap for robotic control systems, exploring and integrating new technologies and algorithms
 * Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers, helping them grow and solve complex problems


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