Senior/Staff Linux Software Engineer – Robotics Platform
Neptune Medical · Burlingame, CA
$185,000–$225,000from the description
Jul 25, 2026
Burlingame, CA
Jul 26, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on building the vision compute pipeline for a flexible surgical robot, working within a small software team at a medical device startup. Day-to-day work involves selecting and integrating embedded Linux hardware, developing low-latency video pipelines on NVIDIA Jetson systems, and collaborating with computer-vision and deep-learning engineers to bring AI capabilities into the product. It suits an experienced embedded Linux engineer with strong C++ and Python skills.
Senior level · 5+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 380 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 290–490
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title reads 'Senior/Staff' but the requirements (5-7 years, B.S./M.S., no cross-team org-wide scope) support Senior rather than Staff; seniority is set to Senior accordingly.
Linux kernel development and NVIDIA's embedded software stack are explicitly flagged as 'desired' in the Required Qualifications section — they are preferred rather than hard gates despite appearing in that block.
FPGA, GPU, NVIDIA Jetson, and video pipeline work appear in the Roles & Responsibilities narrative and are core to the role's day-to-day work but are not stated as explicit candidate requirements; marked as preferred.
The degree requirement is B.S. or M.S. in CS, ECE, EE or related fields — a bachelor's is the stated minimum.
Compensation is stated as a base salary range of $185,000–$225,000/year, with potential equity, benefits, and 401(k) matching.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Linux kernel development, video pipeline development.
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