Head of Software Architecture, Embodied AI Platform

About the Role

Lead end-to-end software architecture for a platform that connects, manages, and operates fleets of general-purpose robots. This hands-on leadership role sets technical direction across cloud, edge, frontend, and AI capabilities while helping grow the platform engineering team.

What You'll Do

• Design and own the platform architecture, including robot connectivity, fleet management, AI features, data pipelines, and model-training workflows.

• Set technical direction across frontend, backend, robot-side software, and infrastructure as the team scales.

• Write and review production code, particularly as foundational architecture and abstractions are established.

• Integrate AI agents and behaviors safely, with appropriate guardrails for systems controlling physical robots.

• Grow and lead the engineering team while establishing standards and architecture review practices.

What We're Looking For

• At least 8 years of experience in platform architecture, distributed systems, and full-stack system design.

• Experience architecting SaaS platforms that manage or control connected hardware at scale, spanning edge, cloud, and frontend systems.

• Staff- or Principal-level experience owning architecture across multiple teams, rather than only individual components.

• Recent hands-on coding experience and a track record of writing production software.

• Strong background with connected devices or robotics, and familiarity with technologies such as WebSockets, gRPC, pub/sub, real-time communication, APIs, data pipelines, fleet management, and edge-cloud systems.

• Experience using AI tools in day-to-day development and familiarity with agentic systems, such as tool use or multi-step planning.

• A degree in computer science or a related technical field; early-stage company experience is a plus.

• Based in or willing to relocate to the Santa Clara area.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $250,000 to $400,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Santa Clara, California, United States.