Standard Bot’s mission is to significantly lower the barrier to entry to real-world automation, bringing the power of bits to the world of atoms and unlocking productivity for entire new industries and users. Our robotics, vision, and networking platform is the basis for our company’s ambitious goals- and a platform of such magnitude requires a deep investment in extensibility, simplicity, and reliability. Embedded Systems engineering is the basis of the entire company’s mission. The foundations they build to empower not only the company, but entire industries.
What you'll doWe’re looking for seasoned and skilled technical leaders to help architect the future of robotics through best in class, modern software engineering practices. We're looking for seasoned and skilled technical leaders to help architect robust backend systems that power our robotics platform. As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will work on critical infrastructure that enables safe and reliable robot operations, from hardware integrations to state management and control systems. You’ll work on new R&D hardware as well as our production robot hardware.
ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement robust backend architectures for robot control and state management
Build and maintain test infrastructure to ensure system safety and reliability
Develop the firmware for hardware integration of various robotics peripherals (cameras, grippers, sensors)
Drive technical decisions around system architecture and engineering best practices
Create reliable APIs and services that enable seamless robot operations
Implement monitoring, logging, and debugging systems for robot operations
Mentor other engineers on backend architecture and system design principles
The Systems Group focuses on foundational technologies including motor control, Linux host OS configuration, system health monitoring/logging, and robotic control systems.
Tech Stack
Embedded: STM32, C / C++, RTOS
Host & Services: Linux, NodeJS / TypeScript
Infrastructure & Tooling: Docker, GitHub Actions, CI/CD
💡 We do not require or favor any background in robotics
We’re looking for engineers who are self-driven, optimistic, creative, and resourceful. We have no requirements for a background in robotics, but find most success with engineers excited by the domain and looking to apply their expertise and experience in a new, fascinating area.
Skills you’ll bringExperience: You have a strong technical background, including 5+ years working in complex environments
Growth + Optimism: You are excited by new domains and challenges, and eager to pick up new context to accelerate your impact
Clarity of Communication: You excel in written and verbal communication and enjoy leveraging your skills to support your peers
Impact Driven: You relentlessly seek user impact and value execution over technical idealism
Proactive Simplicity: You prioritize simplicity, reliability, and velocity and proactively identify opportunities to improve proposed implementations or incumbent systems
Excelling in Ambitious Environments: You excel in dynamic and ambitious environments, working with a diverse group of individuals and backgrounds
Compensation and Benefits:
The salary range for this role is $170,000 to $210,000, depending on experience. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.
Skills Required
- 5+ years experience in complex environments
- Strong background in embedded systems and software engineering
Standard Bots Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Standard Bots and has not been reviewed or approved by Standard Bots.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for engineering roles, with total packages positioned strongly for robotics/AI startup markets. Feedback suggests compensation is structured to attract senior technical talent.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is widely offered through stock options, with some materials also citing an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests ownership is a meaningful component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous or flexible time-off policies, including unlimited PTO and floating holidays, are highlighted. Flexible scheduling and remote-work programs help support time-off utilization.
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What We Do
Standard Bots is redefining the field of robotics with its AI-powered robots which are designed and assembled in the U.S. Unlike traditional robots, which require complex programming, Standard Bots' innovative technology allows users to program robots through simple demonstration, making automation accessible to everyone. This approach facilitates the collection of high-quality training data, empowering our AI models to provide real-time control of robots that adapt to changing conditions. With the goal of enabling businesses of all sizes to deploy robots quickly and easily, Standard Bots builds products for a wide range of industrial and commercial use cases. For more information, visit standardbots.com
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