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Boston Dynamics · 2 hours ago

Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Waltham, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Boston Dynamics is a leading robotics company known for its innovative technology. They are seeking a Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer to define and create key software infrastructure components that enable their robots to operate efficiently and securely. The role involves collaboration with various teams to deliver high-performance robotic solutions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsSoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Create toolchains for building, verifying, and deploying system images across a variety of computer architectures

Address systems performance issues: Debug issues encountered in the field, build instrumentation and diagnostic tools, and architect high-performance infrastructure components such as IPC systems or process/thread scheduling approaches

Enable new hardware innovations: Derisk designs during early phases, create overall software system architecture, and create device drivers or kernel support where needed

Ensure the security of our products using techniques like Secure Boot, Disk Encryption, Process Sandboxing, and Access Controls

Communicate designs and best practices across the broader organization

Mentor junior engineers and share your expertise

Qualification

Linux expertiseC/C++ developmentDebugging skillsPerformance optimizationEmbedded LinuxHardware protocolsHardware debuggingShell scriptingPython

Required

Linux expertise - at both kernel and user spaces. You should have a deep understanding of processes, threads, interrupt handling, file systems, IPC mechanisms, memory management, systemd, and other components

8+ years of prior software development in C/C++, as well as shell scripting or Python

Excellent debugging skills - both overall methodology as well as knowledge of available tools

Performance optimization of systems

Preferred

Embedded Linux and Real Time Linux experience

Working knowledge of hardware-accelerated compute pipelines (GPUs, ML accelerators, DSPs, etc)

Experience with common hardware protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, etc

Hardware bring-up and debugging, including the ability to read schematics/datasheets and use common tools

Company

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation.

Founded in 1992

Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

501-1000 employees

http://bostondynamics.com

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$37M

Key Investors

SoftBank

2020-12-09Acquired

2019-02-06Series Unknown· $37M

Leadership Team

Robert Playter

Chief Executive Officer

Marc Theermann

Chief Strategy Officer

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