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Robotics SDE, Safe Autonomy, Compass

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Pasadena, CA, USA or North Reading, MA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$144k - $194k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain software integration layers connecting Compass safety modules with diverse robot platforms.
  • Build abstractions and APIs that separate safety logic from platform-specific hardware.
  • Collaborate with motion planning, perception, and controls teams on data flow and real-time performance.
  • Develop interfaces to safety-rated firmware and hardware and support functional-safety compliance.
  • Architect scalable production software for deployment across millions of robots.
  • Write tested, maintainable C++ and/or Python code for real-time robotics applications.
  • Define integration testing strategies and simulation-based validation pipelines.
  • Participate in system design reviews, technical documentation, and interface-contract alignment.
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in real-time safety-critical software.
  • Mentor junior engineers and improve software engineering practices.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience.
  • At least 2 years of non-internship design or architecture experience involving design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
  • At least 1 year of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
  • At least 1 year designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
  • At least 1 year of object-oriented design experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
  • Preferred: 3+ years covering the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
  • Preferred: bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Maternity and parental leave options.
  • Paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan and matching.
  • Additional benefits may include prescription coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance and mental health support, flexible spending accounts, and adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.

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Robotics
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