Software Engineer

Robotics Software Engineer – C++ / Real-Time Systems

Full Time / On-Site / Southern California / No C2C or Sponsorship

Stelvio is supporting the growth of a team who are redefining how complex surgical procedures are performed through AI-driven robotics and imaging.

Developing a next-generation robotic platform where software performance directly impacts real-world, life changing outcomes. This is a hands-on role for engineers who enjoy working close to hardware, solving timing-sensitive problems, and building systems that must operate flawlessly.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and building high-performance C++ systems for a real-time robotics platform
• Working on latency-sensitive control pipelines across distributed systems
• Bridging non-deterministic communication layers with deterministic execution models
• Optimizing throughput, timing, and reliability across the full software stack
• Collaborating closely with controls, hardware, and systems engineers
• Contributing to architecture decisions, testing strategy, and system validation

What they’re looking for

• Strong modern C++ experience (ideally 5+ years in production environments)
• Solid Linux background with experience deploying and testing systems
• Experience working on software where reliability and failure modes matter
• Understanding of distributed systems, IPC, or messaging frameworks (e.g. DDS, gRPC, etc.)
• Experience profiling and optimizing system performance (latency, jitter, throughput)
• Comfortable building systems from first principles when needed

Environment

• Highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary team (software, hardware, controls, product)
• Fast-moving, build-focused culture with real systems in the loop
• On-site role with direct access to robotic platforms and lab environments