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Robotics Platform Software Engineer

Google· DeepMind
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Cambridge, MA$174k - $252kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Robotics Platform Software Engineer at Google DeepMind in Cambridge, MA. Responsible for architecting and implementing the end-to-end hardware-facing software stack for embodied AI systems, from real-time operating systems to data management toolchains, collaborating with multi-functional teams to advance robotics research and product innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop robust software for real-time robotic workloads, including RTOS tuning and memory management.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD infrastructure and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testbenches to support rapid development cycles.
  • Establish systems, tools, and processes for high-velocity robot development, including logging and data visualization.
  • Ensure low-latency communication and system stability across the entire robot stack.
  • Establish a culture of following software development best practices, including modularity, well documented code, and high test coverage.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • 5 years of experience developing and debugging robotic software systems and supporting toolchains.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching core components of a robotics software stack, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture of a robotics software stack.
  • 3 years of experience with processor and memory optimization, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and communication protocols (e.g., CAN, SPI, I2C, UART).

Skills

Required:Programming in one or more languagesRobotics software developmentRobotics stack design and architectureRTOS and memory managementCI/CD and HIL testing

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Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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