Jobs in Redwood City, CA

About the role

As a System Software Engineer, you’ll focus on the runtime itself which encompasses the IPC layer, performance, scheduling, observability, logging and replay infrastructure that the rest of the robot software depends on. You’ll work alongside teammates who own the GPU and accelerated compute layer and our build and delivery infrastructure, and you’ll partner cross-functionally with Software, ML, Controls, and Hardware teams to ensure the runtime meets the latency, throughput, and reliability bar required for a real-time robotic system operating in the home.

What you'll bring

• 2+ years of experience developing systems software for high-performance, low-latency, or pseudo-realtime environments (robotics, autonomous vehicles, HFT, or similar)
• Strong proficiency in a systems language such as C++, C, or Rust
• Deep Linux expertise: scheduling, IPC, kernel tuning, memory management, and performance tuning
• Hands-on experience with CPU performance optimization
• Strong systems debugging skills with tools like perf, ftrace, eBPF, and similar tracing infrastructure
• Experience writing systems software for AV, Robotics or other physical systems
• Experience building observability or tracing infrastructure for distributed or multi-process systems
• Experience designing or building high-throughput logging systems and exposure deterministic replay systems
• Experience with build systems and OTA updates
• At Sunday Robotics, we’re building technology shaped by real people — curious, creative, and diverse.
• Studies show that women and underrepresented groups often hold back unless they meet 100% of the criteria — we don’t want that to be the reason we miss out on great talent.