Senior Software Engineer

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build and maintain reliable real-time software for hardware systems in production, spanning low-level control and firmware through remote operation tools. This generalist role suits an engineer who can tackle varied technical problems and push working software onto machines in the field.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain a systems codebase in Rust covering motion calculations, real-time control loops and fleet services.
• Develop remote operation tooling using handheld motion controllers for teleoperation and data gathering.
• Work on firmware and low-level software to improve stability, reliability and performance.
• Integrate sensors, cameras and hardware across the full system alongside firmware and mechanical engineers.
• Take ownership of unfamiliar technical problems as they arise, such as streaming pipelines, middleware integrations, hardware control interfaces and data capture.
• Harden software so it can be deployed reliably into live production sites.

What we're looking for

• Three or more years of software engineering experience.
• Background working at a company in robotics, autonomous driving or closely related hardware software.
• Degree at the bachelor's or master's level in a computing, robotics or adjacent discipline from a well-regarded institution.
• Fluency in Rust, or in another low-level language and a readiness to pick up Rust.
• Comfortable driving a system from concept to deployment with minimal direction.

Bonus points

• Track record shipping server-side software that handles live data flows.
• Hands-on work with six-axis arms, inverse kinematics or remote teleoperation.
• Comfort with Unix-like operating systems, network protocols and live data processing.
• Familiarity with robot middleware and hardware bus interfaces such as UART, CAN or EtherCAT.

Compensation and benefits

• Salary: $160K to $250K
• Equity
• Health insurance with full coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Relocation assistance

Location and work model

• San Francisco, CA, United States
• On-site, 5 or more days in the office per week
• Full-time