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# Software Engineer (Sensor)

- **Company:** Microsoft
- **Location:** Shanghai, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Abstraction Layers, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Nvidia CUDA, Computer Networks, Data Transport Utility, Software Debugging, Linux, Middleware, Ethernet, Hardware Design, Linux Kernel, Object-Oriented Software Development, OpenCV, State Estimation, Memory Leaks, Software Engineering, Wireshark, Multithreading, Information Technology, Decoding, Lidar
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.eu.lever.co/mobileye/98234741-a2d2-406a-ac14-7010e3ba3f0f/apply

## About the Role

* B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related technical disciplines.
 * 5+ years of software engineering experience in sensor integration, low-level driver development, or robotics middleware.
 * Mastery of C++ (17/20) and Python with proven experience in object-oriented system design, multi-threading, and asynchronous I/O.
 * Deep hands-on experience with sensor Linux drivers and communication protocols (V4L2, SocketCAN, SPI, I2C, MIPI-CSI2, GStreamer, OpenCV).
 * Proven track record implementing sub-microsecond hardware time synchronization (PTP, PPS, external trigger pulses) across cameras and IMUs.
 * Solid knowledge of ROS 2 / DDS pub-sub architecture, zero-copy shared memory transport, and system IPC optimization.
 * Strong debugging skills using network tools (Wireshark), USB protocol analyzers, and GDB/Valgrind profiling suites.

Advantages:

 * Direct experience integrating multi-modal sensor arrays on humanoid or quadruped robots.
 * Experience with GPU acceleration for sensor stream decoding and pre-processing (CUDA, Jetson VPI, NvMedia).
 * Experience with tactile sensor arrays, event-based cameras, or high-rate IMU filtering architectures.
 * Comfortable communicating technical topics in English with international teams.

## Description

* Systems developer passionate about low-latency sensor drivers, hardware abstraction layers, cross-sensor clock synchronization, and zero-drop data pipelines.
 * Hands-on software craftsman adept at Linux device drivers, SocketCAN, V4L2, GStreamer, zero-copy shared memory, and C++ system design.
 * Driven by high data fidelity, deterministic timing, failure resilience, and continuous API clean-up.
 * A strong collaborator across perception, state estimation, hardware design, and calibration teams.

Responsibilities:

 * Design and maintain robust C++ driver abstraction layers for heterogeneous sensor suites (RGB-D cameras, ToF, LiDAR, high-rate IMUs, tactile sensors, 6-axis force-torque sensors).
 * Implement hardware-assisted time synchronization protocols (IEEE 1588 PTP, gPTP, PPS, hardware sync trigger lines) across distributed sensor nodes and central compute.
 * Develop low-latency zero-copy data transport pipelines to deliver high-bandwidth point clouds, video frames, and telemetry to perception and RL control modules.
 * Build sensor fault detection, health monitoring, automatic recovery, dynamic re-connection, and runtime diagnostic daemons.
 * Optimize Linux kernel driver stacks (V4L2, USB3/UVC, SocketCAN, Ethernet) for maximum throughput, sub-millisecond jitter, and minimal CPU footprint.
 * Define unified sensor data abstractions, schema definitions, and ROS 2/DDS topic interfaces for seamless downstream algorithmic consumption.
 * Collaborate with hardware and calibration engineers to conduct environmental stress validation and motion artifact testing on physical robot platforms.
 * Produce clear technical documentation, integration standards, and automated testing suites for factory floor sensor testing.