Bonsai Robotics · 1 month ago
Senior Platform Software Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expBonsai Robotics develops vision-based autonomy for off-road equipment, aiming to enhance productivity and safety. The Senior Platform Software Engineer will play a crucial role in building and integrating the core vehicle software platform for their robotic systems, ensuring reliable operation and performance in resource-constrained environments.
AgricultureAgTechIndustrial AutomationMachinery ManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Develop a robust, end-to-end robotic vehicle application as part of the Robotic Software Platform team
Build on-vehicle and off-vehicle components that enable reliable robot operation
Improve the build system, deployment pipelines, process orchestration, and health monitoring for the autonomy stack
Enhance testing, testability, and documentation across software modules
Build developer tools and workflows to accelerate iteration and debugging
Optimize performance of existing components for embedded and constrained environments
Define and maintain Linux host system configurations for on-vehicle compute
Serve as a key integrator across Robotics, Computer Vision, Cloud, and Embedded teams—ensuring consistent interfaces and smooth system integration
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of professional software development experience
Strong experience working with and deploying to headless Linux systems
Proficiency in modern C++, Python, and build systems like CMake
Hands-on experience with ROS 2
Experience working with NVIDIA embedded systems (e.g., Orin, Xavier, Jetson family)
Preferred
Advanced C/C++ skills and deep ROS 2 knowledge
Experience with embedded systems and physical hardware
Background in writing or integrating device drivers
Strong system-level programming and OS fundamentals
Embedded Linux, kernel, or driver development
Docker, SystemD, DDS
GUI development with modern web frameworks (React, etc.)
Hands-on experience integrating sensors, cameras, and hardware on NVIDIA platforms
Company
Bonsai Robotics
Bonsai Robotics provides vision-based automation solutions for off-road vehicles, such as agricultural machines.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$25.5MKey Investors
Bison VenturesAcre Venture Partners
2025-01-28Series A· $15M
2023-10-02Seed· $10.5M
Leadership Team
Ugur Oezdemir
Chief Technology Officer
Brendan Dowdle
Chief Business Officer
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