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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Robotics C++ Engineer - Controls Platform - **Company:** HORIZON SURGICAL, INC. - **Location:** Los Angeles, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Computing Platforms, C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Code Coverage, Code Review, Computer Engineering, Data Transmissions, Linux, Distributed Systems, Embedded C, Middleware, Kinematics, Pair Programming, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Robotic Automation Software, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Product Software Implementation Methods, Systems Integration, Robot Operating System, Software Modules, Information Technology, C++14, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-robotics-c-engineer-controls-platform-horizon-surgical-systems-inc-8366036 ## About the Role * Bachelor's, Master's or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Technical Skills: * Strong proficiency in modern C++ (at least C++11) is a must. * Knowledge of DDS, or an alternative asynchronous structured IPC mechanism (e.g., gRPC). * Proficiency with evaluating software architecture in the context of latency-minimization and reliability. Experience: * 5+ years of modern C++ software development. * 5+ years deploying and testing software in a Linux environment. * Prior experience working on mission-critical software. * Prior experience with medical device development is a plus. * Prior experience with robotics software is preferred. * Prior experience with embedded C/C++ is useful. Knowledge: * Ability to independently implement high-performance Linux systems software. (You should be comfortable designing a middleware framework for high-frequency robotics telemetry from scratch.) * Quantitative profiling and performance optimization experience (either using a tool like gprof or instrumenting software with your own tooling). * Experience with an observability framework is helpful, particularly one tailored to robotics telemetry data. * Ability to analyze latency and jitter of high-frequency data in a distributed system. * Experience with software deployment procedures (configuration management, containerized builds, etc.) is preferred. * Experience with motor control for serial robotic manipulators is preferred. * Experience with kinematics and rigid-body dynamics is helpful for collaborating on control algorithms which use the servo drives that you integrate. Soft Skills: * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities. * Good communication skills to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including software engineers, electrical/mechanical engineers, and product managers. * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and adapt to new challenges. Other Requirements: * Comfortable working in a lab or workshop environment alongside surgical robotic systems. * Ability to work on-site for hands-on software integration. ## Description In your role as a Robotics C++ Software Engineer at Horizon Surgical Systems, you will contribute to the architecture and design of a cutting-edge surgical robotics system, implementing and verifying mission-critical software modules. The ability to enforce deterministic timing, and fail-safe behaviors, in the controls software is paramount to its clinical efficacy and regulatory approval. You will be responsible for optimizing the end-to-end latency and throughput of teleoperative control by designing a high-performance controls platform., * Software Implementation: * Designing, implementing, and maintaining a controls software platform that provides real-time-safe data transfer and observability mechanisms. * Optimizing the controls data pipeline across PCs with network and DDS QoS configuration. * Bridging the timing gap between non-deterministic IPC mechanisms and deterministic event-loops. * Collaborating with control algorithm engineers on optimizing the performance of their control loops. * Integration & Collaboration: * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high performance of software modules. * Engage in pair programming, code reviews, and design discussions to maintain high coding standards. * Testing & Reliability: * Test your software with and without hardware, implementing the appropriate virtual fixtures where it saves time and aids in automation. * Strive for the simplest possible, most easily testable software design, to make unit- and integration-test coverage seamless. 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