Your Responsibilities
• Lead the Software Architecture team responsible for system infrastructure, software architecture, and embedded firmware direction
• Define and evolve the architecture of large-scale robotics software systems across multiple subsystems
• Design and maintain core communication frameworks used across the robotics software stack
• Define robust interfaces between high-level software, embedded firmware, and hardware components
• Architect reliable distributed systems operating across multiple compute units in the robot
• Guide architectural decisions for
real-time robotics software running on Linux-based systems• Provide strong hands-on technical leadership in
C++ and Python development, actively contributing to critical components when needed
• Review and evaluate merge requests, ensuring high code quality, maintainability, and architectural consistency
• Define and enforce modern
C++ development practices, coding standards, and software design principles for maintainable code
• Lead the architecture and integration of embedded firmware components interacting with the robotics software stack
• Support integration of complex robotic subsystems including perception pipelines, motion control, sensor interfaces, and distributed compute nodes
• Drive system-level debugging and performance analysis across software and hardware layers
• Create and maintain a light-weight CI/CD pipeline for regular releases
• Continuously evaluate modern tools, compilers, libraries, and software technologies to improve the development ecosystem
• Mentor and technically guide engineers within the architecture team and across the organization
• Maintain a strong hands-on presence in the codebase and technical discussions
Essential Skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Software Engineering, or related technical field
• Extensive hands-on experience developing high-performance software in
modern C++• Strong Python programming skills used for tooling, infrastructure, or automation
• Deep understanding of
Linux systems, including real-time environments and system-level debugging
• Proven experience leading or mentoring highly technical software engineering teams
• Experience designing
large modular software architectures for complex systems
• Strong knowledge of
networking concepts, distributed systems, and inter-process communication• Experience integrating software with complex hardware platforms such as robotics systems, embedded devices, or real-time control systems
• Experience designing
communication frameworks for robotics or distributed control systems• Strong understanding of
time synchronization, deterministic communication, and real-time data flows• Comfortable debugging
kernel-level timing issues and system-level performance bottlenecks• Experience working with
real-time constraints, lock-free programming, or high-performance concurrency models• Experience reviewing complex codebases and maintaining high engineering quality standards
• Strong architectural thinking and ability to reason about large-scale systems
• Strong motivation to stay up to date with
modern C++ standards, compilers, libraries, and best practices• Excellent communication and leadership skills in English
Beneficial Skills
• Experience developing software stacks for
humanoid robots or complex robotic platforms• Experience with
robotics frameworks or distributed robotics architectures• Knowledge of robotics concepts such as
kinematics, motion planning, perception pipelines, or control systems• Experience with
camera systems, sensor integration, or high-bandwidth data pipelines• Familiarity with
embedded firmware architectures and low-level hardware interfaces• Experience building
high-performance communication middleware for robotics systems• Experience with
modern C++ standards (C++17 / C++20 / C++23) and advanced language features
• Experience designing scalable infrastructure for robotics development environments
• Experience mentoring engineers and building strong technical teams
What we offer
- Opportunity to architect the software foundations of a next-generation humanoid robotic platform
- Work on cutting-edge robotics technology combining real-time control, AI, and advanced hardware
- A highly technical engineering environment with strong focus on software quality and architecture
- High level of ownership and technical influence on core system design
- Close collaboration with electronics, firmware, and mechanical engineering teams
Please submit your application in English and upload all documents incl. CV, transcripts and relevant references.