About Lyte
Lyte builds perception systems for Physical AI operating in complex environments. The company combines custom silicon, integrated sensors, and software into a unified platform for robotics, mobility, and next-generation automation. Lyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a global presence. For more information, visit www.lyte.ai
If you’re excited about building impactful technology in a dynamic, hands-on environment, we’d love to hear from you!
About the role
- We are seeking an RTOS Software Engineer to design and implement the real-time firmware that gives our sensing and control systems their deterministic behavior. You will own scheduling, drivers, and middleware in a hard real-time environment.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and optimize real-time firmware on an RTOS
- Develop task scheduling, IPC, synchronization, and deterministic real-time behavior
- Implement device drivers and middleware within the RTOS environment
- Tune for latency, jitter, and CPU/memory footprint
- Port and configure the RTOS for new SoCs and boards
- Debug real-time and concurrency issues (race conditions, priority inversion)
- Collaborate with platform, DSP, and application teams
Required Qualifications
- BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
- 5+ years embedded firmware development in C on RTOS-based systems
- Deep understanding of real-time scheduling, concurrency, and synchronization
- Experience with at least one RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, or QNX) and Linux kernel driver development
- Strong debugging skills with JTAG/SWD, trace, and lab instruments
- Understanding of microcontroller/SoC architecture (memory, interrupts, DMA)
Preferred Qualifications
- ARM Cortex-M/R experience
- Low-latency, high-rate sensor data pipelines
- Safety-critical or functional-safety (ISO 26262) firmware experience
- Multi-core AMP/SMP RTOS configurations
- Robotics or autonomous systems background
Benefits (subject to location and local regulations)
- Competitive salary and equity
- Flexible vacation and time-off policy
- Collaborative, fast-paced, and inclusive work environment
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with a highly cross-functional team
