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Software Engineer All Levels


Job Location:

Austin, TX - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 94000 - 332000
Posted: 29 August 2026 (10 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 26 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

Company Overview
ACS (Allen Control Systems) is a defense technology company building precision robotic systems for the United States and its allies. Founded by two former U.S. Navy electrical engineers with deep experience in robotics and software ACS brings together AI computer vision precision motion and advanced hardware to solve complex defense challenges across land air and maritime environments.

Our flagship product Bullfrog is an autonomous precision weapon system that transforms existing weapons into highly accurate counter-drone systems giving warfighters a scalable cost-effective response to one of the fastest-growing threats on the modern battlefield. Bullfrog is deployed with U.S. forces and ACS works with organizations throughout the U.S. military and national security community.

Following a $200 million Series B at a $2.2 billion valuation ACS is rapidly expanding manufacturing accelerating Bullfrog deployments and developing the next generation of autonomous battlefield systems. This is an opportunity to join a proven fast-moving team and help scale technology with direct real-world impact on national security.

ACS is headquartered in Austin Texas with additional operations in Alexandria Virginia; Mountain View California; and Huntsville Alabama. For more information visit .

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Robotics Software Engineer very proficient in C or Python are hiring across multiple experience levels including:

  • Associate Software Engineer

  • Software Engineer

  • Senior Software Engineer

  • Staff Software Engineer

  • Senior Staff Software Engineer

    Please note that your title and level will be determined based on your experience skills and the scope of responsibility appropriate for the role.

    What Youll Do:

  • Design develop and maintain high-performance software applications using C or Python.

  • Optimize and enhance existing software for efficiency scalability and reliability.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical electrical computer vision and software engineers.

  • Implement best practices in software engineering including code reviews unit testing and documentation.

  • Debug troubleshoot and resolve software defects and performance issues.

  • Work with modern development tools version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Develop algorithms and data structures to solve complex computational problems.

  • Ensure security and compliance standards are met in software development.

What Youll Need:

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.

  • Strong proficiency in C (C11/14/17/20) and Python.

  • Experience working with robotics and/or autonomous systems.

  • Experience with multi-threading concurrency and performance optimization.

  • Familiarity with software development methodologies and design patterns.

  • Knowledge of system programming memory management and debugging tools.

  • Experience with version control systems (Git) and agile development practices.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

  • Professional experience in software development preferred.

Youll Stand Out:

  • Experience with GPU programming (CUDA OpenCL) or parallel computing.

  • Knowledge of networking protocols and distributed systems.

  • Exposure to machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow PyTorch) or scientific computing.

  • Experience with DevOps tools (Docker Kubernetes CI/CD pipelines)

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary

  • ACS Equity Package

  • Health Dental Vision Insurance

  • Paid Time Off

Allen Control Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Allen Control Systems prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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About Company

Allen Control Systems is a robotics defense company purpose-built to deliver advanced robotic capabilities to fill modernization demands across the defense industry and national security communities.

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