Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time Linux

About the Company

Maven Robotics is building the world’s leading general-purpose AI robots. Currently operating in stealth, the company is growing a world-class team in AI robotics focused on innovation, integrity, and relentless determination.

Responsibilities

• Design, adapt, and integrate POSIX-compliant systems for advanced robotics and machine learning applications
• Develop the framework for integration of controls, machine learning, and supporting algorithms with real-time tasks
• Collaborate with Controls and Machine Learning engineers to optimize high-performance autonomous systems
• Develop and maintain drivers for integration with real-time robotic middleware
• Build tools to monitor, verify, and optimize system performance for deterministic behavior
• Contribute to deterministic and reproducible build and test environments
• Work with functional safety engineers to support standards compliance and traceability
• Develop solutions for over-the-air (OTA) updates, calibration management, and software deployment

Requirements

• MS in computer engineering, computer science, or a related discipline
• Production experience with Linux PREEMPT_RT or similar operating systems (e.g., QNX)
• Strong understanding of Linux device trees, scheduling, and memory management
• Experience with multicore ARM SoCs, interprocess/intercore communications, and message passing
• Proficiency in C and C++
• Experience with ROS 2 middleware or alternatives (e.g., FastDDS, CycloneDDS, Zenoh)
• Familiarity with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Containerd, Overlayfs)
• Understanding of toolchains including compilers, linkers, debuggers, and static analysis tools
• Self-starter attitude with the ability to prioritize and execute in a fast-paced startup environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with communication protocols such as Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN, or CANOpen
• Knowledge of ARM SIMD/NEON architecture extensions
• Proficiency in Python, Rust, or Golang
• Expertise with multi-language build systems like Bazel or Bob
• Experience with Hypervisors (e.g., QNX Hypervisor, Jailhouse, Xen)
• Understanding of container orchestration systems like Kubernetes