Software Engineer, Systems

Software EngineerKovari develops frontier technology to transform physical businesses. They partner with established operators to change how they run, and build and operate businesses of their own through their subsidiaries.Kovari is a small team of builders, operators, and researchers. They deploy on-site alongside the businesses they serve and iterate in the field. The company has raised over $6M from leading investors and is based in San Francisco.The OpportunityYou will own the software foundation Kovari's robots run on, from the onboard runtime and drivers to networking, updates, and fleet reliability. When a robot is in the field, your code keeps it alive, fast, and recoverable.What You'll DoBuild and maintain the onboard runtime, middleware, and real-time control loopsWrite drivers and integrations for sensors, motor controllers, and computeOwn Linux, networking, and security on robots and edge devicesBuild OTA updates, logging, monitoring, and remote diagnostics for the fleetProfile and optimize latency, throughput, and resource use on edge hardwareDebug failures on deployed robots and harden the stack against themYou Should HaveStrong C++ or Rust, plus PythonExperience with real-time or embedded Linux systemsFamiliarity with ROS 2 or similar robotics middlewareExperience with comms buses and protocols such as CAN, EtherCAT, Ethernet, and USBComfort with networking, containers, and fleet deployment toolingA bias toward action: ship fast, test on hardware, fix what breaksNice To HaveExperience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, or drones in production