Lead/ Staff Robotic Software Engineer - Remote

Shyld AI builds intelligent, edge-powered robotic systems for healthcare environments. They are seeking a Lead/Staff Robotic Software Engineer to design and implement robotic software architecture for embedded edge platforms, collaborating with various teams to ensure reliability and scalability.

Responsibilities:

• Evolve the robotics software architecture (ROS2-based)
• Develop and optimize real-time robotic control and perception systems
• Write production-grade Python for embedded Linux environments
• Optimize performance on NVIDIA Jetson (or similar embedded platforms)
• Integrate sensors (camera, LiDAR, radar, IR, etc.) with robotic control logic
• Design fault-tolerant systems for continuous 24/7 operation
• Implement watchdogs, safety logic, and system health monitoring
• Integrate AI/ML models at the edge in collaboration with AI engineers
• Improve OTA update mechanisms and fleet reliability
• Lead technical reviews and mentor robotic software engineers
• Support field debugging and performance optimization when needed

Requirements:

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• 5+ years of deep Python development experience (production-grade systems)
• 4+ years working in robotic systems or embedded systems
• Strong experience with ROS / ROS2
• Experience developing on NVIDIA Jetson or similar embedded platforms
• Solid understanding of Linux systems and low-level debugging
• Experience building production IoT devices
• Strong understanding of networking (MQTT, TLS, device-to-cloud communication)
• Experience with hardware-software integration
• Experience designing reliable, fault-tolerant systems
• Experience with medical or safety-critical systems
• Experience managing fleets of edge devices
• Experience with performance optimization on embedded systems
• Familiarity with sensor fusion
• Experience with OTA updates for IoT devices
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices for connected devices