What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer (Robotics) position at Coram AI?
At Coram AI, we’re reimagining video security for the modern world. Our cloud-native platform uses computer vision and AI to help businesses stay safe, make smarter decisions, and move faster; from real-time alerts to seamless clip sharing and multi-site visibility.
You’ll be joining a small, fast-moving team that values clarity, craftsmanship, and impact. Every person here has a voice, ships meaningful work, and helps shape how AI can make the world safer and more connected.
We are looking for a deeply technical software engineer to build high-performance, real-time software that runs on edge devices under strict latency and memory constraints. This role is focused on deterministic execution, distributed system design, and low-level performance optimization. You do not need to work on deep learning research. You will build the infrastructure and runtime systems that make real-time robotics possible.
What You’ll Do
Founded by Ashesh Jain (ex-Lyft Level 5, PhD Cornell) and Peter Ondruska (ex-Lyft, PhD Oxford), Coram AI is backed by Battery Ventures, Mosaic, and 8VC, have raised over $30M, and were named to the CB Insights AI 100 as one of the most promising AI companies in the world. If you're excited to work on mission-critical AI that makes an impact in the real world, we’d love to meet you.
You’ll be joining a small, fast-moving team that values clarity, craftsmanship, and impact. Every person here has a voice, ships meaningful work, and helps shape how AI can make the world safer and more connected.
We are looking for a deeply technical software engineer to build high-performance, real-time software that runs on edge devices under strict latency and memory constraints. This role is focused on deterministic execution, distributed system design, and low-level performance optimization. You do not need to work on deep learning research. You will build the infrastructure and runtime systems that make real-time robotics possible.
What You’ll Do
- Design and implement low-latency distributed systems running on edge hardware
- Write high-quality C or Rust code with strong attention to memory safety, determinism, and performance
- Build real-time data pipelines for high-throughput sensor and video streams
- Design IPC mechanisms between perception, control, and device subsystems
- Optimize memory layout, CPU utilization, and concurrency patterns
- Debug complex production issues involving race conditions, memory fragmentation, and performance bottlenecks
- Profile systems using low-level tools to eliminate latency spikes and tail latency issues
- Build reliable pub/sub and message-passing architectures under unreliable network conditions
- Ensure systems remain stable under constrained compute, limited memory, and high I/O load
- Strong background in systems programming with C preferred; Rust experience highly valued
- Deep understanding of multithreading, lock-free structures, and concurrency primitives
- Experience building distributed systems or real-time processing pipelines
- Strong algorithmic foundation and solid understanding of data structures
- Experience debugging memory issues using profilers, sanitizers, and performance tracing tools
- Familiarity with Linux internals, networking stacks, and system-level optimization
- Experience working on embedded platforms or edge compute environments
- Experience with real-time Linux or low-latency kernel tuning
- Familiarity with high-throughput networking or zero-copy architectures
- Experience building systems on NVIDIA Jetson or similar edge hardware
- Knowledge of CUDA or GPU memory management
- Experience designing resilient pub/sub architectures
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- 3 years of experience building systems-level or performance-critical software (experience with edge systems, robotics infrastructure, or real-time platforms highly preferred)
- Strong programming skills in C (preferred) with experience in Rust highly valued
- Deep understanding of multithreading, concurrency primitives, and lock-free data structures
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in English
- Passion for building high-performance infrastructure that powers real-time robotics systems
- Resilient and adaptable in challenging, fast-paced startup environments
- Ability to work in an onsite environment — we move faster when we're in the same room
- Competitive compensation package
- 100% Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and base life insurance
- Flexible paid time off and 9 paid holidays
- 401(k) with both Traditional and Roth options
- Equity in a rapidly growing company
- Referral bonuses
- Daily team dinners and regular team off-sites to build connection and momentum
- The latest Apple tech and unlimited tools so you can win
- Unlimited Cursor and Claude Code credits
- Direct exposure to our AI-native GTM machinery
Founded by Ashesh Jain (ex-Lyft Level 5, PhD Cornell) and Peter Ondruska (ex-Lyft, PhD Oxford), Coram AI is backed by Battery Ventures, Mosaic, and 8VC, have raised over $30M, and were named to the CB Insights AI 100 as one of the most promising AI companies in the world. If you're excited to work on mission-critical AI that makes an impact in the real world, we’d love to meet you.