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Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer

Serve Robotics

Salary$182K - $202K
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Serve Robotics seeks a Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer to lead firmware development for robotic hardware integration in Redwood City, CA. The role focuses on board bring-up, low-level driver development, and hardware-firmware debugging across multiple robotic platforms.

Compensation
USD 182,000–202,000 / year

What you need

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
  • 7+ years of experience developing embedded firmware in C/C++, Python, and Bash
  • Expertise with Linux and RTOS-based systems
  • Strong understanding of real-time behavior, system bring-up, and low-level hardware interfaces
  • Proficiency with CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and related communication protocols
  • Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and hardware debugging tools

What you will own

  • Lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, including power-on validation, peripheral testing, and interface bring-up
  • Architect and implement low-level drivers, diagnostic tools, and early-stage test utilities for new hardware platforms
  • Develop measurement, monitoring, and logging capabilities to assess hardware performance and reliability
  • Partner with hardware team to troubleshoot component, signal-integrity, and interface issues
  • Own creation and maintenance of test firmware, automation scripts, and engineering validation tools
  • Oversee configuration, execution, and debugging of hardware test benches, fixtures, and development platforms
Core skills
Embedded FirmwareC/C++PythonBashLinuxRTOSSystem Bring-upPCB Bring-upHardware DebuggingOscilloscope
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  • salary “$182K - $202K”
  • location “Job location: Redwood City, CA”
  • must_have “7+ years of experience developing embedded firmware in C/C++, Python, and Bash”
  • must_have “Expertise with Linux and RTOS-based systems”
  • must_have “Proficiency with CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and related communication protocols”
  • must_have “Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and hardware debugging tools”
  • responsibilities “Lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, including power-on validation, peripheral testing, and interface bring-up”
  • responsibilities “Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance in root-cause analysis for hardware–firmware interaction issues”
embedded firmwarec/c++pythonbash
Role brief

At Serve Robotics, we’re reimagining how things move in cities. Our personable sidewalk robot is our vision for the future. It’s designed to take deliveries away from congested streets, make deliveries available to more people, and benefit local businesses.

The Serve fleet has been delighting merchants, customers, and pedestrians along the way in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago while doing commercial deliveries. We’re looking for talented individuals who will grow robotic deliveries from surprising novelty to efficient ubiquity.

Who We Are

We are tech industry veterans in software, hardware, and design who are pooling our skills to build the future we want to live in. We are solving real-world problems leveraging robotics, machine learning and computer vision, among other disciplines, with a mindful eye towards the end-to-end user experience. Our team is agile, diverse, and driven. We believe that the best way to solve complicated dynamic problems is collaboratively and respectfully.

About The Team
The dynamic and diverse Electrical Engineering team at Serve Robotics ensures product safety and effectiveness. Key to driving company success, they collaborate, innovate, and create efficient solutions for high-performance robotic applications.


Position Summary

The Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer drives hardware–firmware integration across multiple designs. This position guides early board bring-up, feature enablement, system integration, and test infrastructure development while collaborating closely with electrical, mechanical, and systems teams to ensure robust hardware performance.


Responsibilities

  • Lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, including power-on validation, peripheral testing, and interface bring-up.

  • Architect and implement low-level drivers, diagnostic tools, and early-stage test utilities for new hardware platforms.

  • Develop measurement, monitoring, and logging capabilities to assess hardware performance and reliability.

  • Partner with the hardware team to troubleshoot component, signal-integrity, and interface issues.

  • Own creation and maintenance of test firmware, automation scripts, and engineering validation tools.

  • Oversee configuration, execution, and debugging of hardware test benches, fixtures, and development platforms.

  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance in root-cause analysis for hardware–firmware interaction issues.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.

  • 7+ years of experience developing embedded firmware in C/C++, Python, and Bash.

  • Expertise with Linux and RTOS-based systems.

  • Strong understanding of real-time behavior, system bring-up, and low-level hardware interfaces.

  • Proficiency with CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and related communication protocols.

  • Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and hardware debugging tools.

  • Background in robotics, consumer electronics, or complex electromechanical systems


Preferred Experience, Qualifications, and Skills

  • Familiarity with system modeling, control fundamentals, or sensor integration is a plus.