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We value passion, creativity, and collaboration to help us overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative products.\n\nYou will join a team developing state-of-the-art general-purpose robots designed to operate in human spaces and with human tools. It is designed to work alongside humans, mobilize to human spaces, and manipulate the world around it.\n\nJOB SUMMARY\nAs a Staff Systems Engineer for robot software, you play a pivotal role in the development of advanced, general-purpose robots designed to operate in human environments and work with human tools. This position demands a high degree of ownership and responsibility, driving projects across the engineering from conception to completion. You will be responsible for leading software design project efforts for general and specific use and test cases.\n\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:\n\nDrive cross-functional engineering teams to design, develop and maintain scalable and reliable platform software solutions that support the deployment and operating of robotic systems.\n\nLead cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams to develop software requirements, architectures, implementation schedules, and test plans for full-stack robotic systems.\n\nLead and support Root Cause Analysis on complex hardware-software-control integration and operational bugs.\n\nDesign and develop APIs, services and frameworks to allow for unique prototype robot use cases, research and development investigations as well as off nominal test scenarios.\n\nTroubleshoot and debug complex issues in both development and production environments, ensuring rapid prototyping and minimal downtime.\n\nDesign and develop fault detection, diagnostics, and recovery plans to enhance system robustness and uptime.\n\nSupport the validation team by developing segmented robot or subsystem control software to allow for efficient test execution and data collection\n\nSKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:\n\nStrong modern C++, OOP skills, multi-threading, and Linux application development\n\nExperience with container orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Docker).\n\nCommunication networking (EtherCAT, CAN)\n\nProficiency with robotics packages (ROS, URDF, MuJoCo, Eigen, etc.)\n\nProven experience with controls software integration, especially with hardware abstraction layers for sensors and actuators\n\nStrong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and API design principles.\n\nEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:\n\nBachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; master’s degree in computer science or equivalent preferred.\n\n8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on RTOS and software design for real-time / latency-sensitive systems.\n\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:\n\nProlonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer\n\nMust be able to lift 15 pounds at times\n\nVision to read printed materials and a computer screen\n\nHearing and speech to communicate\n\nPerks:\n\nCompetitive salary w/ benefits\n\nHighly motivating equity incentive package\n\nFlexible work hours policy\n\nProfessional development opportunities\n\nGenerous Paid Time Off (PTO)\n\n401k plan\n\nApptronik provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Booster","rawCompany":"booster","city":"Austin","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-17T03:31:42.012Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"17-2199.08","title":"Robotics Engineers","slug":"robotics-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Staff Systems Engineer - Software","description":"Apptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. 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