Velaura AI
Platform Software Lead – Physical AI
$200K–$300K
Santa Clara, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
About the job
Defines and builds the software architecture and platform stack that enables efficient AI deployment on robotic and autonomous systems.
What you'll do
- Define platform architecture for SDKs, runtime software, drivers, firmware, and developer tools; lead hardware/software co-design.
- Drive compiler, runtime, scheduling, memory management, workload orchestration, and performance optimization across the stack.
- Enable robotics integration with ROS2 and DDS, and build profiling and performance-analysis infrastructure.
What they ask for
- Strong experience developing platform software, runtime systems, SDKs, firmware, drivers, or system software.
- Deep understanding of operating systems, software architecture, and performance optimization.
- Experience with compilers, runtime systems, graph execution frameworks, or AI deployment stacks.
- Experience with hardware/software co-design and heterogeneous computing systems.
Nice to have
- Background in AI platform software, embedded systems, robotics, GPUs, AI accelerators, edge computing, or real-time and safety-critical systems.
Pay
USD 200,000–300,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
SDKs, runtime software, drivers, firmware, compiler, ROS2, DDS
AI focus
Builds software infrastructure for deploying and optimizing AI workloads in robots, drones, AMRs, and autonomous systems.
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