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Reliable Robotics Corporation

Embedded Software Engineer

Mountain View, CA
Salary
$155K - $215K
Level
Mid

Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.

Open. First seen 2 October 2026.

About the role

Reliable Robotics Corporation's standard text

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As an Embedded Software Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be a part of the Embedded Systems team developing the low-level software and firmware at the heart of the Reliable Robotics autonomy stack. We provide dependable computing, networking, signal acquisition, and motor control solutions that bring our aircraft to life. Your contributions will directly enable key equipment and aircraft product demonstrations, unlock the development of higher-level capabilities, and set the stage for product certification & delivery to market.

Responsibilities

  • Develop C/C++ flight software requirements, design, code, unit tests, and requirements-based test cases in accordance with DO-178C software development procedures
  • Focus areas include bare-metal operating system and hardware initialization, networking, protocol drivers, and memory interfaces
  • Develop Python-based software integration test cases
  • Develop and maintain Continuous Integration infrastructure for automating software integration, build, testing, and deployment

Basic Success Criteria

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of professional experience developing C or C++
  • Professional experience developing software for embedded, high-performance, or safety-critical applications

Preferred Criteria

  • Thorough understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and networking
  • Experience working in a DO-178 software development environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable with a fast-paced, agile/iterative development life cycle

Embedded software engineers at Reliable Robotics have a unique opportunity to develop an end-to-end product from bare metal up to the aircraft level, with a direct impact on aircraft capabilities. We are a fast-paced team that gets results, and with your experience, motivation, skills, and enthusiasm, you'll help the team accomplish amazing things.

Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time.

Reliable Robotics Corporation's standard text

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

Reliable Robotics Corporation's standard text

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to work@reliable.co

What this role asks for

Standard for embedded / hardware roles

C++ · Embedded Systems · Python

Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.

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The team: SW | Platform

This role is one of 3 open in SW | Platform.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

C++ (3 of 3), Embedded Systems (3 of 3), AWS (2 of 3), Linux (2 of 3), Python (2 of 3), Rust (2 of 3)

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Salary context

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