Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time Embedded
Maven Robotics · San Francisco Bay Area, California USA
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Maven Robotics's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Maven Robotics's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Maven Robotics
- high 17 stale, 0 reposted of 20 open
- Hiring momentum
- 20 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Maven Robotics's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Maven Robotics.
About this role
As an Embedded Software Engineer at Maven Robotics, you will be responsible for developing the foundational software that ensures the reliable operation of robotic hardware. Your day-to-day tasks will include integrating safety certifiable real-time operating systems, collaborating with hardware engineers, and optimizing performance for safety-critical systems. You will also work on device drivers, build monitoring tools, and contribute to compliance with safety standards while solving complex challenges in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience with safety-certifiable RTOSes (e.g., PX5, ThreadX, SafeRTOS)
- Strong knowledge of real-time scheduling and memory management
- Strong understanding of ARM64 architecture, multicore SoCs, interprocess/intercore communication, and atomic operations
- Production experience with communication protocols (e.g., Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN)
- Proficiency in low-level programming (C, assembly), bootloaders, hardware abstraction layers (HALs), and board support packages (BSPs)
Nice to have
- Knowledge of ARM SIMD/NEON architecture extensions
- Proficiency in additional programming languages (e.g. C++, Python, Rust, Golang)
- Experience with multi-language build systems (e.g. Bazel, Bob)
- Familiarity with ROS 2 middleware and alternatives (Eg. FastDDS, CycloneDDS, Zenoh)
- Experience with Docker, and related containerization tools
Worth weighing
- The role involves working in a fast-paced startup environment, which may require adaptability and quick problem-solving.
- No specific salary or benefits information is provided in the posting.
- The focus on safety-critical systems suggests a high level of responsibility and potential regulatory compliance challenges.
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Listed by Maven Robotics on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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