Munich, Bavaria, Germany · On-site
Who we are Cartken is a startup at the forefront of autonomous robotics and last-mile delivery. Our team has more than a century of combined experience solving some of the toughest challenges in autonomous vehicles, robo…
Skills: C++, Python, Linux, ROS, ROS2
Munich, Bavaria, Germany · Hybrid
Who we are Cartken is a startup at the forefront of autonomous robotics and short-distance material transport. Our team has more than a century of combined experience solving some of the toughest challenges in autonomous…
Skills: Backend Engineering, Systems Engineering, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Linux
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Develop hardware abstraction layers and C++ user-space drivers for sensors and actuators to ensure seamless interaction between autonomy modules and physical robots. Design safety-critical fail-safes and deploy containerized robotics applications on edge computing platforms.
Requires strong proficiency in modern C++ and Python within a Linux environment, along with the ability to drive architecture independently. Experience with ROS/ROS2, various robotics sensors, and Docker is highly preferred.
Cartken is a startup at the forefront of autonomous robotics and last-mile delivery. Our team has more than a century of combined experience solving some of the toughest challenges in autonomous vehicles, robotics, and operations at Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook. We have robots operating around the world providing reliable and cost-effective solutions for industrial and last-mile delivery use cases.
The AI powering our robots makes them the safest, most reliable and versatile in the market today. Our system runs on small delivery robots as well as industrial robots weighing up to multiple tons. We own the full stack from hardware design & firmware over edge AI to orchestration & management in the cloud. Excellence & value for our customers drives our decisions. We highly value high ownership & high contribution individuals to keep our management & communication structure lean, pleasant & effective.
You can read more about Cartken here.
Bring safe and reliable mobile robots to new frontiers.
We’re passionate about applying state-of-the-art technology to solve real-world problems and become the brains behind an automation revolution
We’re fast and thrive on making an impact
You get to work alongside a diverse team of super talented people across USA and Germany
You’ll also get to build a growing startup and by default do and learn a ton
Bridge the gap: Develop and maintain the hardware abstraction layers that allow our higher-level autonomy modules to interact seamlessly with the physical robot.
Own the hardware interfaces: Write and maintain robust C++ user-space drivers for our sensors and actuators (I2C, SPI, CAN, Serial), guaranteeing clean, high-quality data flows into the autonomy stack.
Champion system safety: Design and implement fail-safes and critical safety functions—from electronic-stop logic to collision avoidance and system health monitoring—at both the firmware and middleware levels.
Deploy on edge compute: Build and deploy containerized robotics applications for edge computing platforms. You'll ensure high-performance access to hardware peripherals and leverage hardware acceleration (GPU/NPU/DSP) to power our autonomy tasks.
Shape the autonomy stack: While your core responsibility resides on the system side, you will actively contribute to our higher-level robotics modules. You'll partner closely with our autonomy teams to build features, tune parameters, and tackle complex challenges within our SLAM, perception, and navigation pipelines.
Strong proficiency in modern C++ (17/20) and Python.
Solid experience developing in a Linux environment.
Strong ownership, curiosity to expand your horizon and ability to drive architecture independently
Ability to use agentic AI workflows effectively while fully owning the output/outcome.
Hands-on experience building with ROS / ROS2 systems.
Experience with any of the following sensors: lidar (2d or 3d), radar, stereo camera, IMU, GNSS/RTK, ultrasonic, wheel odometry
Proficiency with Docker, specifically in contexts that require containerized apps to interface heavily with physical hardware.
A solid grasp of higher-level robotics algorithms (such as sensor fusion, computer vision, SLAM, path planning, or motion control)
Experience implementing safety-critical logic or fail-safe mechanisms in a physical robotics context.
Autonomous robots moving goods indoors, outdoors, between floors, and across buildings.
Cartken is an AI-powered robotics company automating material flow across complex industrial sites with autonomous robots that operate seamlessly indoors and outdoors. Our robots enable building-to-building transport, eliminating manual handoffs and reducing non-value-added movement in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics environments. Cartken offers a portfolio of robots, from compact delivery units to autonomous indoor-outdoor forklifts, supporting payloads from 20 to 1,500 kg (44 to 3,300 lbs). This allows one unified system to scale across different use cases, from small parts delivery to heavy pallet transport. Designed for real-world operations, Cartken robots navigate uneven terrain, changing weather and lighting conditions, and dynamic mixed-traffic environments, without requiring infrastructure changes. They integrate with existing systems such as doors, gates, and MES/WMS systems to enable continuous transport workflows. Founded by former Google engineers, Cartken brings deep expertise in self-driving technology to industrial automation, delivering a flexible, reliable solution for modern intralogistics.
Offices: Oakland, CA, US · Munich, DE · Tokyo, JP · Vienna, AT · Kalundborg, DK
Autonomous robots moving goods indoors, outdoors, between floors, and across buildings.
Cartken is an AI-powered robotics company automating material flow across complex industrial sites with autonomous robots that operate seamlessly indoors and outdoors. Our robots enable building-to-building transport, eliminating manual handoffs and reducing non-value-added movement in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics environments. Cartken offers a portfolio of robots, from compact delivery units to autonomous indoor-outdoor forklifts, supporting payloads from 20 to 1,500 kg (44 to 3,300 lbs). This allows one unified system to scale across different use cases, from small parts delivery to heavy pallet transport. Designed for real-world operations, Cartken robots navigate uneven terrain, changing weather and lighting conditions, and dynamic mixed-traffic environments, without requiring infrastructure changes. They integrate with existing systems such as doors, gates, and MES/WMS systems to enable continuous transport workflows. Founded by former Google engineers, Cartken brings deep expertise in self-driving technology to industrial automation, delivering a flexible, reliable solution for modern intralogistics.
Offices: Oakland, CA, US · Munich, DE · Tokyo, JP · Vienna, AT · Kalundborg, DK
