Staff Systems Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Develop a deep understanding of Atomic Machines' distributed platform architecture.
• Own software system architecture spanning embedded systems, controls, cloud services, and manufacturing applications.
• Define software interfaces between platform services, robotics, and hardware.
• Execute software design and implementation for critical infrastructure.
• Develop APIs, communication protocols, and distributed services.
• Build automated testing, simulation, and integration tools.
• Design and execute software validation and system integration testing.
• Drive software performance analysis, latency analysis, synchronization, and reliability improvements.
• Lead system debugging across hardware and software boundaries.
• Define system validation strategies and verification methodologies.
• Drive FMEA, trade studies, and root cause investigations.

What You’ll Need

• First-principles systems mindset.
• Strong software architecture experience.
• Extensive Python development experience.
• Experience with C++, Rust, or Go preferred.
• Experience with distributed systems and networking.
• Experience with gRPC, REST APIs, messaging systems, and IPC.
• Experience integrating software with robotics and industrial hardware.
• Experience developing automated testing infrastructure.
• Familiarity with embedded systems and real-time software.
• Experience with simulation, CI/CD, and software verification.
• 7+ years building complex software systems.
• BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.