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# Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Robotics Platform

- **Company:** Serve Robotics
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Application Frameworks, Computing Platforms, Systems Engineering, Computer Vision, C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Serialization, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Linux on Embedded Systems, Middleware, Embedded Software, Fault Tolerance, Protocol Buffers, Design of User Interfaces, Hardware Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Inter-Process Communication, Machine Learning, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Logging, Multithreading, Robot Operating System, Concurrency, Information Technology, NVIDIA Jetson, C++14, Software Performance
- **Published:** November 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/sr-embedded-software-engineer-robotics-platform--00d5f77c-db7d-4d95-915d-c7765dc52058

## About the Role

Embedded Software, Software Engineering, Robotics Software, Vehicle Fleets, Ubiquity, Computer Vision, Robotics, Machine Learning, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Hardware Design, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

 * 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience developing production software in modern C++ (C++17 and newer).
 * Experience developing and debugging systems software in embedded Linux environments.
 * Strong understanding of multithreaded programming, concurrency, synchronization, interprocess communication, and systems-level software development.
 * Experience designing software for latency-sensitive, safety-related, real-time, or high-reliability systems.
 * Experience profiling and optimizing embedded software for performance, reliability, and resource utilization.
 * Experience independently owning complex software components through design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
 * Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to diagnose complex issues across software and hardware boundaries.
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across software, systems, and hardware engineering teams.

What Makes You Stand Out

 * Experience developing middleware for robotics, autonomous vehicles, or similar complex systems.
 * Experience developing and deploying production software on NVIDIA Jetson or similar embedded computing platforms.
 * Knowledge of Linux internals, scheduling, resource management, device interfaces, and interprocess communication mechanisms.
 * Experience with fault-tolerant architecture, failure-mode analysis, functional safety, or safety-related software development.
 * Experience with distributed systems, networking, RPC frameworks, or serialization technologies such as Protocol Buffers, FlatBuffers, or Cap'n Proto.
 * Experience developing telemetry, observability, health monitoring, or diagnostic capabilities for robotics or distributed device fleets.
 * Experience integrating software with sensors, embedded hardware, or other robotic system components.

Additional Information:

This role works across multiple engineering disciplines and balances hands-on software development with systems-level problem solving, technical design, and cross-functional collaboration. The position may occasionally require access to robotics hardware or onsite participation in integration, testing, troubleshooting, or validation activities.

## Description

* Design, develop, test, and maintain robotics middleware and application frameworks using modern C++ on embedded Linux.
 * Own significant platform components from technical design and implementation through validation, deployment, and operation across Serve's robot fleet.
 * Partner with software teams using the robot platform to identify reliability, performance, and developer experience problems and deliver reusable solutions.
 * Collaborate with Autonomy and Systems Engineering on risk assessments, failure analysis, fault-handling strategies, and software architecture.
 * Translate system-level safety and reliability requirements into software behavior, interfaces, and verification strategies.
 * Develop instrumentation, benchmarks, logging, tracing, and fleet-level metrics to measure and improve software performance, reliability, and system health.
 * Diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues involving concurrency, scheduling, interprocess communication, networking, and constrained compute resources.
 * Evaluate technical tradeoffs and contribute to architectural decisions that improve the scalability, maintainability, and reliability of the robotics platform.
 * Lead technical design and code reviews and contribute to engineering standards, development practices, and technical documentation.
 * Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers through design discussions, problem solving, and knowledge sharing.