# Staff Software Engineer, Software Systems at Brain Corp

- Company: Brain Corp
- What the company does: Brain Corp is an autonomous technology company powering the most proven robots and AI, helping organizations create more productive and intelligent operations. Backed by SoftBank VF.
- Company website: https://www.braincorp.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $187K to $201K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://www.braincorp.com/open-positions?gh_jid=8650259002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/brain-corp-staff-software-engineer-software-systems/

## About the role

The Staff Software Engineer is a key technical leader within Brain Corp’s Platform team, responsible for the architecture, evolution, and performance of core software systems powering our autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). This includes ownership of the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), telemetry systems, and core C++ middleware.This role is highly hands-on and strategic, driving the re-architecture of foundational robotics software to improve modularity, scalability, and performance.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Proven experience working on robotics systems, embedded platforms, or hardware abstraction layers (HAL)
- Demonstrated experience leading complex technical initiatives or driving architectural changes in production systems
- Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ (C++11 or later), including multithreading, memory management, and performance optimization
- Strong Python skills for scripting, tooling, and system integration

Tags: Software Engineering