Middleware Software Engineer

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

We are looking for solid, experienced C++ developers to help us build out the core software platform that will allow our robot to reach its full potential!

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, implement and test C++ middleware that will run on our robot and provide system wide functionality to specialized controls and autonomy software.
• Develop Python tooling and interfaces.
• Help us ensure that our software ecosystem is stable, scalable and well tested in CI.

Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience writing production C++.
• Mastery of C++, Python and Linux.
• Understanding of how to create testable software systems.
• Good knowledge of computer architecture.
• Understanding of Linux userspace and kernel environments.
• Proficiency with networking protocols.
• Comfortable using debuggers and performance profiling tooling.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience working on systems with timing constraints.
• Experience working in resource constrained environments like microcontrollers.
• Knowledge of communication buses and protocols like Ethercat, Serial, CAN or USB.