Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Brisbane, CA

Department: 225-Software Robotics

About the role:

Mytra’s robotics team is looking for an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop firmware critical for sensing, motion control, and safety management of our robotic fleet as we scale. You will collaborate closely across multidisciplinary hardware and software teams, own firmware development throughout the product lifecycle, and contribute significantly to real-time embedded systems critical to our robot's performance.

Responsibilities:

• Develop real-time software for critical sensing, control, and safety management of Mytra's robots
• Develop automated tests to ensure high-quality software releases and accurate functionality
• Work closely with the mechanical design and control teams to specify hardware actuation and sensing requirements
• Work closely with the electrical and mechanical design teams on board design, compute selection, and the development of platform-level libraries that enable modularity and scalability
• Deliver high-quality code in a real-time embedded environment

Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to break down complex problems into actionable incremental progress in a continuous integration development environment 
• Strong experience developing firmware in C/C++/Rust for real-time embedded systems
• Experience with hardware interfaces such as I2C, SPI, CAN/CAN-FD, UART/RS232
• Experience with real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or real-time Linux)
• Experience with network communication technologies, including Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, and pub/sub frameworks like NATS
• Familiarity with safety-critical system design standards (e.g., ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 26262)
• Experience interfacing with motors, encoders, sensors, and/or computer vision systems
• Experience root-causing problems with limited telemetry and building in robust fault diagnostics
• Familiarity with kernel-level programming and driver development
• Experience with automated testing infrastructure and continuous integration practices

A Final Note:

If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply — even if you don’t check every box. At Mytra, we build bots, but we hire humans. We value thoughtful challengers who communicate with clarity and respect, and we’re lifelong learners committed to getting better every day. We move fast, learn faster, and show up for each other under pressure. The best outcomes come from diverse perspectives working together to build something meaningful and built to last.

Benefits Include:

• Competitive compensation and equity grants at a high-growth company backed by top-tier VCs
• Fully subsidized health coverage, including medical (baseline plans), dental, and vision for employees and dependents
• 401(k) plans and employer-subsidized life insurance
• Fully subsidized lunch and snacks at HQ—we eat and share stories together at the “long” table
• Generous PTO and company-paid holidays, including one week over the winter break so everyone can recharge together
• Voluntary pet insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Fully subsidized tax advisory services and education to help you understand your equity
• Commuter benefits, including a up to $150 monthly commuter benefit
• Lively, modern combined office and lab space where we rapidly iterate through design, build, and test phases
• Fully equipped onsite gym and showers at headquarters

Pay Notice:

Compensation for this position will be set based on the candidate's experience level and location. The posted salary band is applicable only to the San Francisco Bay Area and is subject to change.

This role requires on-site presence at our Brisbane, CA headquarters, for close collaboration with the other teams.

About the Company

About Mytra:

We’re creating an entirely new way to solve the most ubiquitous problem in industry - moving and storing material. We’re applying robotics and distributed software to create a new class of product for this $1T market. We’re focused on the supply chain industry first. The industry is in a massive bind with the continued growth of e-commerce, sharp rise in costs, and supply chain disruptions. What has been a “sleepy” industry for decades is now at the epicenter of sustaining the global economy.