Robotics Systems Engineering Manager — Cloud & Linux

RIVR Technologies AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

RIVR Technologies AG, a robotics team pioneering Physical AI, is seeking an experienced engineering leader in Zürich, Switzerland. You will design and implement a production-grade Linux distribution from scratch using Yocto/OpenEmbedded and drive hardware enablement for robotics sensors.

Join a fast-growing team focused on real-world deployments and scalable backend systems, with emphasis on high reliability, OTA updates, and distributed architecture in AWS.

Qualifications

• 4+ years leading engineering teams
• 7+ years building and operating large-scale backend systems
• Proven experience architecting solutions on AWS
• Proven experience operating a complex SOA architecture at scale
• Experience with ML training infrastructure in SDLC
• Strong ownership and mentorship skills
• Exceptional communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a production-grade Linux distribution from scratch using Yocto/OpenEmbedded
• Develop and maintain custom Yocto layers and patch bitbake recipes
• Configure Linux kernels to support hardware peripherals
• Hardware enablement for sensors (GMSL cameras, GPS/GNSS, IMUs, LiDAR)
• Implement and manage robust OTA update solutions for fleet deployments
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to bring up new boards and modify Device Trees
• Profile and optimize boot time, memory footprint, and interrupt latency

Skills

Leadership

Backend systems

AWS

SOA/microservices

ML infrastructure

Security practices

Tools

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

RIVR Technologies AG, a robotics team pioneering Physical AI, is seeking an experienced engineering leader in Zürich, Switzerland. You will design and implement a production-grade Linux distribution from scratch using Yocto/OpenEmbedded and drive hardware enablement for robotics sensors.

Join a fast-growing team focused on real-world deployments and scalable backend systems, with emphasis on high reliability, OTA updates, and distributed architecture in AWS.