Apptronik
Robot Platform Software Engineer
About this role
Join Apptronik's robotics team to develop platform software for Apollo, a next-generation humanoid robot. You'll work on scalable system architectures, hardware integration, and performance optimization while collaborating across teams to bring cutting-edge robots to market.
What you'll do
- Develop and evolve scalable software solutions for next-generation robotic systems
- Participate in architectural design discussions and define platform software roadmaps
- Integrate and validate hardware components across the robotic stack
- Profile and optimize compute resource usage in constrained environments
- Port and optimize software frameworks for new hardware platforms
- Conduct performance benchmarking and identify system bottlenecks
What they're looking for
- C++ programming in Linux environments
- System-level and performance-sensitive code development
- Complex multi-component system architecture design
- Hardware integration and low-level drivers
- Communication protocols (CAN, EtherCAT, sensor handling)
- Resource profiling (CPU, memory, latency analysis)
- Docker/Kubernetes containerization
- API design and distributed systems
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Apptronik
Apptronik builds Apollo, a humanoid robot designed for manufacturing, logistics, and other industrial applications. The company is hiring firmware engineers, software engineers, controls specialists, and networking engineers to develop embedded systems, motor control, motion pipelines, and wireless connectivity that power the robot's dexterous manipulation and autonomous operation.
- Website
- apptronik.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience with C++ in Linux environments, particularly any work you've done with performance-sensitive or system-level code. What tools do you use for profiling and optimization?
- Describe a time when you had to integrate software with hardware components. What communication protocols or low-level drivers have you worked with, and how did you validate the integration?