Embedded Linux Robotics Engineer

Sunday; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunday Robotics is building advanced home robotics and seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to own the embedded Linux compute stack for our robotics platform. You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, and ML teams to bring up new compute and integrate the full stack.

You will work on bootloader, kernel, drivers, build systems (Yocto/Buildroot), hardware bring-up on carrier boards, OTA updates, and CI pipelines for embedded images.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in CS, Computer Engineering, EE, or related field.
• 3+ years of embedded Linux/systems software development with hands-on bring-up.
• Strong C/C++ and ideally Rust; experience with Yocto/Buildroot.
• Deep understanding of boot flow and low-level peripherals.
• Experience debugging at hardware/software boundary with scopes/JTAG.
• Familiarity with CI pipelines for embedded Linux images.

Responsibilities

• Own the embedded software stack (bootloader, kernel, devicetree, BSP, drivers) for compute platforms.
• Develop and maintain Linux kernel drivers and userspace integration for sensors, cameras, storage, and interconnects.
• Own build system and BSP layers using Yocto/Buildroot or vendor SDKs.
• Collaborate with electrical engineering to debug bring-up on carrier boards.
• Work with software and ML teams to optimize performance across the stack.
• Design and implement OTA end-to-end using RAUC, Mender, SWUpdate, or equivalent.

Skills

Embedded Linux

C/C++/Rust

Yocto/Buildroot

Boot flow understanding

Hardware debugging

CI pipelines

Education

BS or MS in CS/CE/EE

Job description

Sunday Robotics is building advanced home robotics and seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to own the embedded Linux compute stack for our robotics platform. You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, and ML teams to bring up new compute and integrate the full stack.

You will work on bootloader, kernel, drivers, build systems (Yocto/Buildroot), hardware bring-up on carrier boards, OTA updates, and CI pipelines for embedded images.