Middleware Software Engineer

Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration.

We are looking for solid, experienced C++ developers to help us build out the core software platform that will allow our robot to reach its full potential!

Responsibilities: 

• Architect, design, implement and test C++ middleware that will run on our robot and provide system wide functionality to specialized controls and autonomy software.
• Develop Python tooling and interfaces.
• Help us ensure that our software ecosystem is stable, scalable and well tested in CI.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience writing production C++.
• Mastery of C++, Python and Linux.
• Understanding of how to create testable software systems.
• Good knowledge of computer architecture.
• Understanding of Linux userspace and kernel environments.
• Proficiency with networking protocols.
• Comfortable using debuggers and performance profiling tooling.

Bonus Qualifications: 

• Experience working on systems with timing constraints.
• Experience working in resource constrained environments like microcontrollers.
• Knowledge of communication buses and protocols like Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB.