Senior C++ Software Engineer (m/f/d)

Germany, Munich (HQ)

Full-time

Permanent employee

About the role

Agile Robots SE is transforming advanced robotics research into reliable industrial solutions. Our Robot Group develops the full software stack for our robotic systems, from low-level system integration, real-time communication, Linux-based platform services, and hardware abstraction layers up to developer tooling and user-facing interfaces.

We are looking for a Senior C++ Software Engineer to join our Platform Team. In this role, you will work on the core software infrastructure that enables our robots to run reliably, safely, and efficiently in production environments. You will contribute not only as an experienced developer, but also as a technical owner who improves architecture, code quality, maintainability, and engineering practices across the team.

Your Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain robust C++ software components for robotics platform infrastructure
Work on Linux-based system software, runtime services, communication layers, configuration handling, logging, diagnostics, and developer tooling
Build reliable interfaces between robot applications, backend services, operating system components, containers, and hardware-facing services
Contribute to real-time and near-real-time data processing pipelines, considering latency, determinism, resource usage, and failure behavior
Improve system reliability through better error handling, observability, logging, monitoring, recovery mechanisms, and testing
Review and improve software architecture with a focus on maintainability, scalability, modularity, and clear ownership
Write high-quality, testable C++ code using modern C++ practices
Define and improve APIs used by other internal teams and components
Support integration with real robotic hardware and investigate complex issues across software, OS, network, and hardware boundaries
Mentor other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, pair programming, and technical guidance
Collaborate closely with firmware, control, backend, DevOps, QA, and application teams
Help define technical standards, development workflows, and long-term platform direction

Essential Skills

7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong hands-on C++ development
Strong experience with modern C++, ideally C++17 or C++20
Solid understanding of Linux system programming, including processes, threads, IPC, sockets, signals, scheduling, file systems, and debugging
Experience designing maintainable software architectures using principles such as SOLID, clear ownership, separation of concerns, and testability
Strong debugging skills using tools such as GDB, Valgrind, sanitizers, perf,strace,ltrace,tcpdump, or similar.
Experience with multi-threaded and concurrent programming
Good understanding of networking fundamentals, such as TCP/IP, UDP, sockets, latency, buffering, and packet flow
Experience writing automated tests, including unit tests, integration tests, and hardware-related test strategies
Strong Git experience, including code reviews, merge requests, branching workflows, and CI-based development
Ability to analyze complex production or integration issues across multiple components
Fluency in English, both written and spoken
A senior mindset: ownership, technical judgment, clear communication, and willingness to improve not only code but also the surrounding engineering process

Beneficial Skills

Experience with robotics, industrial automation, embedded systems, or machine control software
Experience with industrial communication protocols, such as EtherCAT, CAN, Modbus, OPC UA, Profinet, or similar
Knowledge of real-time Linux, kernel scheduling, IRQ handling, or kernel/user-space boundaries
Experience with IPC mechanisms such as message queues, shared memory, Unix domain sockets, or similar
Experience with firmware update mechanisms, boot processes, OS images, or system update flows
Experience with containerized environments
Experience with package management and build systems such asConan, CMake, and Debian packaging
Experience with Python for tooling, automation, testing, or code generation
Experience designing internal frameworks, SDKs, APIs, or reusable platform libraries
Experience debugging issues on real hardware across software, OS, network, and hardware boundaries
Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical topics

What we offer

A dynamic high-tech startup, combined with financial soundness and world-class investors
Challenging tasks and projects
Great working environment in an interdisciplinary, international team
Room for creativity and personal development

About us

Agile Robots SE is an international high-tech company based in Munich, Germany with a production site in Kaufbeuren and more than 2300 employees worldwide. Our mission is to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and robotics by developing systems that combine state-of-the-art force-moment-sensing and world-leading image-processing technology. This unique combination of technologies allows us to provide user-friendly and affordable robotic solutions that enable intelligent precision assembly.

This is made possible by our employees, who bring out the best in each and every day with creativity and enthusiasm. Become part of this team and shape the future of robotics with us!

We are proud of our diversity and welcome your application regardless of gender and sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability.