Staff Robotics Software Engineer

About the role

Mytra's robotics team is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to develop safety-critical software on our robotic fleet. You'll own how safety-relevant software gets built and scaled — taking the safety concept and architecture and realizing it through the development process to production. This role will cover projects such as localization, fail-safe communications, and motion-stopping, using estimation, monitoring, and safe software design best practices to build up safety functions. You will shape how we ship safety rigor across the stack as we scale.

What you’ll do

• Own projects such as signal redundancy, sensor fusion, safety-critical state estimation, and fail-safe wireless communications
• Implement highly performant, real-time software for critical safety functions on robots that mitigate both machine and human hazards
• Cross-collaboration with computer vision / firmware / systems teams to realize safety goals and deliver safety-critical software in a scalable and agile environment
• Select and integrate the safety-relevant toolchain, including safety-rated or qualified compilers, static analysis, and coding-standard tooling
• Contribute to HARA and software DFMEA from the implementation side, informing the safety analysis with realistic failure modes and mitigations
• Build robust diagnostic tools to detect, reproduce, and root-cause faults in the field
• Mentor software developers and contribute to increased test coverage and coding best practices across the stack

Ideal Candidates

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent
• Experience in taking in-house safety-critical software from concept to production
• Strong experience with C++ and Python
• Demonstrated safety-critical software development experience, ideally under a recognized functional-safety standard (IEC 61508, ISO 13849, ISO 3691-4, ISO 26262, DO-178C, EN 50128, IEC 62304, or similar)
• Experience with embedded and real-time systems (RTOS or bare-metal), working close to the hardware
• Experience participating in HARA and software DFMEA
• Experience with coding standards and their toolchains — MISRA and static analysis (e.g. Polyspace, Coverity, LDRA, Klocwork)
• Understanding of electromechanical systems and how hardware changes affect software and vice-versa
• Experience with wireless communication technologies in an embedded context (Wi-Fi, UWB, BLE, or similar RF)
• Experience delivering safety-relevant software in a fast-moving, iterative environment
• The seniority and credibility to push back constructively both against under-engineering and over-prescription.

Nice to have

• Positioning or state-estimation background — e.g. fiducial/marker tracking (QR, datamatrix, AprilTag, ArUco), dead-reckoning / encoder odometry, and multi-source cross-checking
• Background in a safety-critical domain such as automotive AV/ADAS, aerospace/avionics, rail signaling, or consumer robotics (robot vacuums, drones, AR/VR)
• Experience qualifying a compiler or tool for a safety context, or standing up a safety-relevant CI / static-analysis pipeline

A Final Note

• If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply — even if you don’t check every box.
• At Mytra, we build bots, but we hire humans.
• We value thoughtful challengers who communicate with clarity and respect, and we’re lifelong learners committed to getting better every day.
• We move fast, learn faster, and show up for each other under pressure.
• The best outcomes come from diverse perspectives working together to build something meaningful and built to last

Benefits Include

• Competitive compensation and equity grants at a high-growth company backed by top-tier VCs
• Fully subsidized health coverage, including medical (baseline plans), dental, and vision for employees and dependents
• 401(k) plans and employer-subsidized life insurance
• Fully subsidized lunch and snacks at HQ—we eat and share stories together at the “long” table
• Generous PTO and company-paid holidays, including one week over the winter break so everyone can recharge together
• Voluntary pet insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Fully subsidized tax advisory services and education to help you understand your equity
• Commuter benefits, including a up to $150 monthly commuter benefit
• Lively, modern combined office and lab space where we rapidly iterate through design, build, and test phases
• Fully equipped onsite gym and showers at headquarters

Pay Notice

• Compensation for this position will be set based on the candidate's experience level and location. The posted salary band is applicable only to the San Francisco Bay Area and is subject to change.
• This role requires on-site presence at our Brisbane, CA headquarters, for close collaboration with the other teams.

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