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Software Engineer, Mission Autonomy

Overland AI


Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 150 - 250
Posted: 13 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 26 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Software Engineering

Job Summary

Role Summary

We are seeking a Software Engineer Mission Autonomy to build software that enables a single operator to achieve their mission objectives by coordinating multiple autonomous platforms. As a member of the Mission Autonomy team you will develop mission-level intelligence that supports the operator and complements platform-level (vehicle) intelligence translating high-level operator intent into coordinated adaptable behaviors across the team of assets.

The ideal candidate has a strong robotics software background with experience in planning and multi-robot coordination thrives on rapidly integrating new platforms and technologies and is excited to push the boundaries of whats useful with autonomy transforming our best-in-class ground autonomy into an end-to-end mission capability solution.


In this role you will

  • Develop AI-powered orchestration functionality that enhances multi-robot execution.
  • Leverage Overland AIs deep expertise in offroad navigation to create terrain-aware mission planning capabilities.
  • Design interfaces to pass task and status information between centralized mission software and individual assets.
  • Integrate new vehicle types (both OAI-developed and 3rd party) into the Mission Autonomy framework.
  • Rapidly prototype software solutions to deliver to users for immediate feedback using learnings to inform longer-term development.


Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or related discipline.
  • 2 years of experience as a software engineer for an autonomous robotics company.
  • 2 years of experience developing in Python in a Linux development environment.
  • Experience in either planning mapping or perception
  • Desired Experience & Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated work using terrain or mapping data to plan routes for autonomous vehicles.
  • Experience developing and using simulation tooling.
  • Working knowledge of robotics interface software such as ROS 2 MAVLink and
  • Experience with common military messaging protocols such as Cursor on Target (CoT) and TAK.
  • Experience working with robotic decision-making frameworks ranging from classical (behavior trees) to state-of-the-art (LLM-based).
  • Self-starter who is excited to define the art of possible in a rapidly evolving field.


Benefits

Overland AI believes in creating a work environment that you look forward to embracing every day.

  • The salary range for this position is $150K to $250K annually
  • Equity compensation
  • Best-in-class healthcare dental and vision plans.
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 401k with company match
  • Parental leave


Overland AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age marital status disability genetic information protected veteran or military status or any other status protected by applicable law.

This position may involve access to export-controlled technology. Employment is contingent on the ability to comply with U.S. export control laws.

Overland AI provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during the application process. Please contact to request an accommodation.


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About Overland AI Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Overland AI is transforming land operations for modern defense. The company leverages over a decade of advanced research in robotics and machine learning, as well as a field-test forward ethos, to deliver comb ... View more

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