Robot Systems Software Engineer

Role Outline

Engineered Arts is seeking a Robot Systems Software Engineer to work on the code that runs directly on our humanoid robots, the glue between sensors, actuators, and cloud services.

You'll build and maintain the real-time and near-real-time systems that make our robots come alive: coordinating motion, perception, speech, and networked behaviour.

This role suits someone who enjoys hands-on debugging, understands hardware–software interaction, and thrives in a multidisciplinary environment spanning mechanical, electrical, and software engineering.

Main Responsibilities

On-Robot Software Development

• Design, implement and maintain modules running on Linux-based robot computers (Python, C++, Rust).
• Interface with sensors, actuators, and controllers over serial, USB, and network protocols.
• Develop robust IPC and telemetry systems linking onboard processes and cloud APIs.

Hardware Integration & Debugging

• Work closely with electronics engineers to diagnose and resolve issues across hardware, firmware, and OS layers.
• Use tools such as strace, perf, gdb, and logic analyzers to debug complex problems.
• Develop automated test harnesses for device interfaces and motion control systems.

System Optimization & Reliability

• Profile and optimize CPU, memory, and I/O performance on embedded Linux.
• Implement watchdogs, fault recovery, and logging systems for reliability in long-running deployments.
• Collaborate with the Cloud and AI teams to ensure seamless integration between edge and backend services.

Collaboration & Code Quality

• Participate in design and code reviews, ensuring maintainability and traceability.
• Contribute to documentation and internal SDKs for robotic control.
• Help field engineers reproduce and debug live issues in deployed robots.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Key Skills and Experience

Essential

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Mechatronics Engineering, or related field
• Significant experience developing software for hardware-integrated systems (e.g. robotics, IoT, or embedded Linux)
• Strong programming skills (Preferably Python, Rust and C++)
• Excellent debugging and profiling ability across system layers
• Familiarity with Linux system internals, device communication
• Understanding of concurrency, synchronization, and performance bottlenecks
• Exposure to AI or perception pipelines (audio, vision, speech)

Desirable

• Experience with ZeroMQ or similar messaging
• Experience with CI/CD for embedded targets
• Experience with Yocto build system

Useful

• Familiarity with real-time constraints and safety-critical coding standards
• Understanding of networked robots, telemetry, and OTA updates
• Experience with ROS

About Engineered Arts

Engineered Arts is the leading manufacturer of full-size humanoid robots used for entertainment, education and communication. With 20 years of hardware and software development, our robots have been sold in over 30 countries worldwide with customers such as NASA, , Meta and many more.

Our Ameca robot is well known as 'the face of AI' and a social media viral success, taking advantage of the generative AI craze. Along with our ultra-realistic Mesmer range of animated figures our robots continue to surprise and excite visitors at museums, theme parks, visitor attractions and trade shows as well as aid leading universities with AI and robotics research. Our robots are poised to break into the future mega-expansion service robot segment, with applications such as front of house, receptions, check-in desks, information points and PoS. We are also exploring how our humanoid robot technology can disrupt other robotics sectors such as the growing cobot sub-segment of the industrial robotics market.

We are a team of dedicated engineers and creatives striving to develop the very best experiences for our customers. Our internal motto is 'Be Wow', everything we do is fun, entertaining or surprising to encounter. We always push the boundaries of what is possible in humanoid robotics, researching and developing new systems and techniques to further their appeal. We explore and challenge the human perception of robots as well as the fear and discomfort and the excitement and joy life-like mechanical humanoids present.

Diversity & Inclusion at Engineered Arts

At Engineered Arts, innovation is at the core of everything we do — and we believe true innovation only happens when diverse minds come together.

We are committed to building a workplace where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives feel welcome, supported, and empowered to contribute. Whether you're an engineer, developer, or creative thinker, we value what makes you unique.

We actively promote inclusion across our hiring, design, and development practices, and we're always looking for new ways to reflect the world around us — in our team, our robots, and our ideas.

Because building the future means including everyone in it.

We are committed to equal opportunity in employment and comply with all applicable non-discrimination and equal employment laws in the regions where we operate.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £70,000.00-£90,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person