Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems
Job Location:
California, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
3 October 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
31 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the Role
Join a customer-facing product engineering team building command-and-control and autonomy software for robotic systems. You will develop cloud and edge services that connect sensors autonomous platforms and AI-driven decision-making in operational and high-stakes environments.
What Youll Do
- Design implement and optimize reliable backend and service-layer software for autonomous systems.
- Build middleware APIs and integrations that relay real-time data across sensors effectors autonomous platforms and external services.
- Develop sensor data processing capabilities for real-time state estimation and threat detection.
- Build AI and LLM-driven systems that support threat assessment and rapid decision-making.
- Design cloud and edge software with scalability fault tolerance and fail-safe behavior for mission-critical use.
- Partner with robotics hardware and systems engineering teams and work with customers and stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions.
What Were Looking For
- At least 4 years of professional software development experience in autonomous systems robotics or real-time systems.
- Experience owning backend or service-layer software including middleware APIs or microservices connecting multiple systems.
- Experience with real-time data and messaging systems heterogeneous sensor integration and state estimation.
- Proficiency in Rust and Python with production experience in C and Java.
- Experience delivering cloud and edge software and building AI or LLM-driven systems for autonomous decision-making.
- A degree in computer science robotics electrical engineering or a related field.
- US citizenship and eligibility to obtain a security clearance. Willingness to travel to client sites and work in a customer-facing hybrid role.
Compensation & Benefits
Annual salary range: $145000 to $275000. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Hybrid role based in California United States with travel to client sites as needed.