About Origin
Origin is building general-purpose autonomous robots for US construction to tackle rising costs, safety risks, and labour shortages. Our modular, multi-trade platform combines purpose-built hardware with real-time site intelligence to navigate complex environments and execute tasks with precision. Trained in high-fidelity simulation and already deployed on live sites, our robots deliver 5x faster execution, 250%+ margin expansion, and significant cost savings. Join India's most talent-dense robotics team consisting of individuals from IITs, Stanford, UCLA, and more.
About The Role
Origin Autonomy is looking for a versatile, hands-on software engineer to join our growing team. You will work across embedded Linux systems, networking stacks, robotic middleware, and cloud-connected services. This role demands strong fundamentals, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to learn quickly — not just familiarity with buzzwords.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement robot boot-up sequences and service orchestration to ensure reliable, deterministic system bring-up.
- Configure and manage Linux networking — TCP/IP stack, HTTP, iptables, ARP, DHCP, DNS —for robot-to-cloud and inter-robot communication.
- Own CI/CD pipelines using ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, and containerized workflows to ship software to robots
- Manage Docker-based deployment and runtime environments on robot and cloud infrastruc ture.
- Write and maintain system administration tooling and bash scripts for fleet management and diagnostics.
- Collaborate closely with robotics, perception, and application teams to integrate platform capabilities.
- Establish and enforce best practices around Git workflows, branching strategies, and code review
- Lead and mentor a small platform engineering team — set technical direction, conduct code reviews, and drive execution
Requirements
All candidates must demonstrate solid, hands-on competency in every item listed below.
- Linux systems programming in C
- File I/O — read, write, seek, memory-mapped files
- Multi-threading — pthreads, mutexes, condition variables, thread safety
- Socket communication — TCP/UDP sockets, select/poll/epoll
- Basic data structures & algorithms — stack, heap, queue, linked list
- General comprehension ability — reading technical manuals, datasheets, and RFCs; searching documentation independently
- Python scripting
- Bash scripting
- Git — CLI usage, branching, merging, rebasing, conflict resolution
- Standard UML diagrams — flowchart, sequence diagram, deployment diagram
- Windowless text editor — basic usability in at least one of: vim, nano, or equivalent (full proficiency not required)
Strong Advantage (7/10 Or Better)
Candidates with hands-on experience in the majority of the following areas will be strongly preferred.
- C++ programming — C++17, OOP, templates, STL
- Common network protocols — DHCP, ARP, TCP, UDP, DNS
- Network configuration — routers, switches, VLANs, subnetting
- Server-client application architecture — roles of back-end and front-end
- P2P vs. centralised communication — DDS vs. MQTT, trade-offs and use cases
- Database management — relational (SQL) vs. NoSQL, schema design, basic queries
- Network security — checksums (CRC, MD5, SHA), public-key encryption, digital signatures
- ROS2 framework — pub/sub, services, actions, lifecycle nodes, DDS transport
- CMake build system — targets, find_package, CTest integration
- Docker — writing Dockerfiles, docker-compose, remote image registry management
Benefits
- Gain experience in a dynamic startup environment at the forefront of robotics and AI innovation
- Contribute to the development of technology that will revolutionize the construction industry
- Work alongside a talented and passionate team committed to making a real-world impact
- Learn from experienced professionals and gain valuable skills in robotics software engineering
- Gain practical experience in a real-world engineering environment
- Contribute to a project with the potential to make a significant impact on the construction industry
