Coram AI is hiring a Software Engineer to build the performance-critical infrastructure that powers real-time robotics. You'll design and implement high-performance, real-time software running on edge devices under strict latency and memory constraints, focusing on deterministic execution and system-level optimization.
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
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of experience building systems-level or performance-critical software
- Strong background in systems programming with C++ preferred; experience in Rust highly valued
- Deep understanding of multithreading, concurrency primitives, and lock-free data structures
- 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
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
- 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
Nice to Have
- Rust experience highly valued
- 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
- Experience with edge systems, robotics infrastructure, or real-time platforms highly preferred
Technical Stack
- C++
- Rust
- Linux
- CUDA
- NVIDIA Jetson
Team & Environment
You will be part of a small, fast-moving team at Coram AI.
Benefits & Compensation
- 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
- The latest Apple tech and unlimited tools
- Unlimited Cursor and Claude Code credits
- Direct exposure to our AI-native GTM machinery
Work Mode
This is an onsite position.
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