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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Technician - **Company:** ATOM, INC. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $66,560.0 - $114,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Serialization, Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Firmware, Protocol Buffers, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Python (Programming Language), Software Systems, Test Execution Engine, Real Time Systems, Safety Critical Systems, Kubernetes, Gsuite - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-technician-atoms-9605084 ## About the Role * 2+ years of software experience, with work on testing infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed systems * Experience with Python and Bash Scripting * Ability to read electrical schematics and understand hardware assemblies drawings * Experience flashing firmware or loading OS images onto embedded targets * Debugging and systems thinking - you'll be reasoning about failures across multiple functions * Experience working with fast paced engineering teams and unstructured environments * Good written and verbal communication and computer skills (google suite, excel) Preferred * Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, or other safety-critical systems * Experience with simulation environments (Gazebo, CARLA, Isaac Sim, or proprietary) * Familiarity with pub/sub messaging systems (ZMQ, ROS, DDS) and binary serialization formats (Cap'n Proto, Protobuf) * Cloud infrastructure experience for parallel test execution (AWS/GCP, Kubernetes) * Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing or real-time systems * Performance engineering - Debugging and optimizing slow CI/test pipelines before ## Description We're looking for a hands-on Software Technician to play a critical role in getting hardware-software systems out the door. You'll be on the front lines of quality: testing, debugging, and validating both the hardware and software that power our products. This role is a great fit for someone who's comfortable at the intersection of hardware and software and has spent time figuring out if the baud rate was wrong or if the wiring was flipped. We are looking for contributors who take pride in catching problems before they reach customers and are excited about building scalable systems. What you'll do * Perform QC and bench tests on custom electronics * Load software and firmware onto custom built devices * Execute test suites across hardware and software systems; log results and flag anomalies * Collaborate with Software engineers on process improvements and documentation to enable rapid scaling * Debug failures across the full stack, from hardware faults to software misconfigurations, and work with engineering teams to drive resolution * Maintain clear records of test outcomes, failure modes, and corrective action ## Related Videos - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Instant KAI Sandboxes with vCluster: Multi-Tenant, Multi-Scheduler GPU Sharing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100333-instant-kai-sandboxes-with-vcluster-multi-tenant-multi-scheduler-gpu-sharing) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers)