Systems Engineer (Rust)

MATIC; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Equity program

Job summary

Matic is hiring a meticulous, Rust-loving Software Engineer to join our Platform team on the ground floor, with the potential for huge, immediate impact. You’ll work across low-level driver and kernel development up to interfacing with perception algorithms running on-device, within a fast-paced startup environment.

You should love Rust, take ownership, and enjoy solving complex problems. Our team builds a home robotics platform that emphasizes privacy and on-device processing.

Qualifications

• Experience building software for robots or embedded/real-time systems.
• Strong Rust programming skills and ownership discipline.
• Familiarity with Linux userspace and Python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Build software systems for compute graphs, auto-updates, and multi-modal interactions.
• Design secure, efficient real-time data and video transfer workflows.
• Perform root cause analysis of crashes and fixes.
• Create tools to improve developer efficiency and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Software, Algorithms, and Hardware teams to realize product vision.
• Be an integral member of a small software team.

Skills

Rust

C

C++

Python

Shell

Linux

Tools

Linux

Job description

Company Overview

Each year, 2.5 trillion hours are spent on household chores. At Matic, we’re on a mission to recapture that lost time, and we’re doing it by revolutionizing home robotics.

Our first product, also called Matic, is a Wall-E-esque floor cleaning robot. We've built what amounts to \"full self-driving in the home\” with real-time 3D mapping, adaptive path-tracking, and a precise semantic understanding of the home. Our breakthroughs in spatial AI allow Matic to work reliably in real homes, using only RGB cameras and neural networks running on-device.

Privacy First

What happens in the home, stays in the home. Our robots are private by design, with all data processing performed by the robot itself, not in the cloud.

Our Approach

Before the iPhone, consumers adopted several distinct devices; cell phones, PDAs, and portable music players each served a particular need. We believe in a similar progression for home robotics, starting with single-purpose robots and building iteratively toward more complex capabilities over time.

Our Culture

Matic is a tight-knit and collaborative team, singularly focused on building products our customers will cherish. We're ultra-hardworking people committed to solving tough problems that save precious time and energy.

About the role

We’re looking for a meticulous, Rust-loving Software Engineer to join us on the ground floor, with runway for huge and immediate impact.

In this role you'd be joining our Platform team, which works on a diverse set of problems, ranging from low-level driver and kernel development all the way up to interfacing with the complex perception algorithms running locally on the robot, with high performance expectations and very limited computes.

If you're passionate about Rust and driven by high levels of ownership and solving complex problems, we’d love to chat! You can check out our blog here: https://maticrobots.com/blog/why-rust-its-the-safe-choice/

What you'll do

• Build software systems that can range from building compute graph pipelines, auto-update of software/firmware, enabling delightful, multi-modal (gestures, voice, etc.) interactions to network systems for debugging and logging




• Enable very fast robot and device data transfer protocols that feel like magic to users, including designing secure, efficient, and robust software for real-time data and video transfer




• Perform root cause analysis of system crashes and fix issues




• Recognize opportunities to create tools and improve infrastructure for more developer efficiency




• Closely collaborate with the Software, Algorithms, and Hardware teams to bring product vision to life that changes the perception of what’s possible




• Be an integral member of our small software team

What we look for

• Fluency in Rust, good to have C, C++




• Familiarity with a systems scripting language, such as Shell or Python




• Familiarity with userspace Linux programming and conventions




• Proven track record of building great software




• Pride in your programming and attention to detail




• Comfort with a fast-paced, startup atmosphere -- you don’t shy away from the hard work




• High level of maturity, ownership, and pride in your work

We'd love to hear from you if...

• You are genuinely motivated to help those around you




• You are passionate about learning outside of your normal comfort zones




• You love diagnosing complex technical issues




• You are excited to do great work




• You are excited about taking ownership on a wide range of systems and drive projects from concept through shipping

Compensation

Base $120,000 — $200,000

Actual Compensation will depend on skills, experience and qualifications. Base Salary is one part of the total compensation package. The role is also eligible for equity through the company’s discretionary equity program, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage access to a 401(k) plan.