Bear Robotics, Inc.
Software Engineer - Platform/RSI
Bear Robotics, Inc., Redwood City, California, United States, 94061
Job Title: Software Engineer - Platform/RSIDepartment:
Software EngineeringJob Level: L4/
L5FLSA:
Exempt
Job Summary:
As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for the overall robotic system software infrastructure, integration, testing, and performance evaluation. You will focus on developing and maintaining robust, fault-tolerant middleware that ensures seamless communication between high-level services and the ROS ecosystem, enabling end-to-end management of ROS processes, including launching, monitoring, and error reporting.
Key Duties/Responsibilities:Develop and maintain bridges (such as gRPC, ZMQ) to facilitate communication between ROS and external services.Manage real-time data streams to ensure stability and performanceLead efforts in developing system profiling, performance evaluation tools, and health-checking frameworks, driving software stability and enabling effective debugging and diagnostics for the robotic systemsMaintain and improve fault-tolerant process management and recovery strategies for ROS-based processesExpected to be highly autonomous and to lead technical directionsWork with high-level product requirements and manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertisePerforms other related duties as assignedSupervisory Responsibilities:
NoneRequired Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:
Robot performance evaluation and monitoring toolsArchitecture/system design experience for fault-tolerant robotic systemsExperience with data analysis and profiling toolsExperience troubleshooting, debugging, and improving system performance, logging, and diagnostic tools (e.g., health checking, runtime error reporting, or recovery systems)Strong experience with ROS2 or ROS1 ecosystemsPreferred Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:
Linux systems (kernel/driver, performance profiling)DevOps experience (Bash, Docker, CI/CD pipelines)Familiarity with process containerization strategies for ROSROS1 to ROS2 migration experienceEducation/Experience:
BS/MS in CS or related field and 3+ years of robotics industry experienceSolid data structures, algorithms, and software designSolid Python and C++ coding skillsPhysical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Prolonged periods of sitting/standing at a desk and working on a computer. The employee routinely is required to sit; stand, walk; talk and hear; use hands to keyboardSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.Ability to lift 30 lbs.
Bear Robotics, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.
The pay range for this position is $150K-$193K. Pay is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience.
Software EngineeringJob Level: L4/
L5FLSA:
Exempt
Job Summary:
As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for the overall robotic system software infrastructure, integration, testing, and performance evaluation. You will focus on developing and maintaining robust, fault-tolerant middleware that ensures seamless communication between high-level services and the ROS ecosystem, enabling end-to-end management of ROS processes, including launching, monitoring, and error reporting.
Key Duties/Responsibilities:Develop and maintain bridges (such as gRPC, ZMQ) to facilitate communication between ROS and external services.Manage real-time data streams to ensure stability and performanceLead efforts in developing system profiling, performance evaluation tools, and health-checking frameworks, driving software stability and enabling effective debugging and diagnostics for the robotic systemsMaintain and improve fault-tolerant process management and recovery strategies for ROS-based processesExpected to be highly autonomous and to lead technical directionsWork with high-level product requirements and manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertisePerforms other related duties as assignedSupervisory Responsibilities:
NoneRequired Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:
Robot performance evaluation and monitoring toolsArchitecture/system design experience for fault-tolerant robotic systemsExperience with data analysis and profiling toolsExperience troubleshooting, debugging, and improving system performance, logging, and diagnostic tools (e.g., health checking, runtime error reporting, or recovery systems)Strong experience with ROS2 or ROS1 ecosystemsPreferred Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:
Linux systems (kernel/driver, performance profiling)DevOps experience (Bash, Docker, CI/CD pipelines)Familiarity with process containerization strategies for ROSROS1 to ROS2 migration experienceEducation/Experience:
BS/MS in CS or related field and 3+ years of robotics industry experienceSolid data structures, algorithms, and software designSolid Python and C++ coding skillsPhysical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Prolonged periods of sitting/standing at a desk and working on a computer. The employee routinely is required to sit; stand, walk; talk and hear; use hands to keyboardSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.Ability to lift 30 lbs.
Bear Robotics, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.
The pay range for this position is $150K-$193K. Pay is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience.