Staff Robotics & AI Systems Architect

Socket.dev; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Discretionary incentive bonus

Paid vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Comprehensive health benefits

Life insurance & disability

Learning & development

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a Software Architect to lead design and architecture for the Robotics & AI Software Team. The candidate will define system-level designs spanning real-time robotics control, planning/optimization, and generative AI with deep expertise in C++ and Python, GUI development, and scalable deployment.

Responsibilities include owning multithreaded architectures, end-to-end solutions from design to production, and cross-functional collaboration across controls, electrical,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, AI/ML, or related field with 5+ years of professional experience, including architecture/design experience.
• Expert proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer) and Python; strong multithreaded, real-time, and performance-sensitive software design.
• System architecture experience: design scalable, reliable, integrated software systems.
• End-to-end GUI experience: design/architect operator-facing applications for monitoring, diagnostics, and control.
• Infrastructure/deployment architecture: CI/CD, automated testing, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), build systems (CMake), debugging, production-grade delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own system architecture for multithreaded C++ and Python applications across robotics control, automation, AI/ML, and optimization pipelines.
• Architect end-to-end solutions from design through production deployment: operator-facing GUIs, diagnostics, monitoring, simulation/modeling, calibration, and fault-detection systems.
• Design scalable, reliable integrations with robotics stacks (ROS/ROS2, MoveIt), electromechanical hardware, sensors, and manufacturing systems.
• Define architecture for planning/optimization and generative AI / agentic systems; oversee inference optimization and model monitoring.

Skills

Modern C++

Python

Real-time multithreaded design

GUI design

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

CMake

Git

Education

Bachelors in CS/Robotics/AI/ML or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CMake

Git

Job description

Divergent is seeking a Software Architect to lead design and architecture for the Robotics & AI Software Team. The candidate will define system-level designs spanning real-time robotics control, planning/optimization, and generative AI with deep expertise in C++ and Python, GUI development, and scalable deployment.

Responsibilities include owning multithreaded architectures, end-to-end solutions from design to production, and cross-functional collaboration across controls, electrical,