Lead Software Engineer

About the teamRemember to check your CV before applying Also, ensure you read through all the requirements related to this role.Droyd builds autonomous robotic systems that take on repetitive manual work in real environments. Our robots operate under tight latency, reliability, and hardware constraints. Software sits at the center of everything we ship.Our software team builds the systems that connect models to motors, sensors to decisions, and fleets to operators. This code runs on real robots, in production.About the roleAs a Backend Software Engineer at Droyd, you'll own core parts of the software stack that power our six-degree-of-freedom robotic arms. You'll build systems that support learning, inference, control, and fleet operations.You'll work in person with a small, senior team across robotics, AI, and hardware. Your work will ship directly to deployed robots.This role is based in Burlingame, CA. We're an in-person company. We build faster that way.In this role, you'llArchitect, design, implement, and test backend systems for AI models running on edge devices and GPUsBuild and maintain tooling for observability, fleet management, calibration, and system reliabilityDevelop and optimize low-latency streaming and video processing pipelinesOwn integrations with external robotic systems, including ROS2 nodes, SDKs, and hardware control interfacesSupport deployment to real hardware and debug production issues in the fieldWe're looking for someone whoHas experience working with hardware interfaces like UART, I2C, CAN, EtherCAT, or similar protocolsHas strong knowledge of Linux systems, networking, and process managementIs comfortable working in large codebases and performance-sensitive environmentsCan take ownership of complex systems end to endNice to haveRust experience, including embedded HALs such as EmbassyExperience with RTOS or modern C++ for embedded or real-time systemsFamiliarity with GStreamer or DeepStream for multithreaded video pipelinesExperience with WebRTC or other real-time transport technologiesAbout DroydDroyd builds autonomous robotic systems to automate manual work for enterprises. We design the hardware, write the control and software stack, and deploy fleets of robots that operate in real production environments.If we do this right, robots stop being demos and start being infrastructure. xmcpwfuJoin us and help build systems that ship.