Robotics software engineer

Senior Robotics Software Engineer (Autonomy)

Salary: Up to $250,000 + Equity + Full Benefits

Location: Remote (US) - Office in LA

The Mission

Simulators lie. Clean data is a luxury. Real-world robotics is messy.

Our client builds multi-domain autonomous platforms operating in unscripted, high-stakes environments. They need a senior Robotics Software Engineer who can bridge the gap between core systems engineering, perception, and autonomous control.

We aren't looking for pure researchers—we need a versatile builder who can own core software architectures, make sense of noisy sensor data, and ship reliable software directly onto real hardware operating on the edge.

What You’ll Be Owning

• Core Robotics Architecture: Build low-latency, soft-real-time software foundations capable of handling asynchronous telemetry, dropped packets, and messy real-world inputs.
• Autonomy & Estimation: Implement and tune algorithms for state estimation, sensor fusion, path planning, and track management across disparate platforms.
• Full-Stack Robotics Integration: Move smoothly from writing high-performance C++/Rust/Go to debugging embedded interfaces, running hardware-in-the-loop tests, and supporting live field deployments.

What You Bring to the Table

• 5+ Years in Robotics Software: Proven experience building soft-real-time software for physical platforms.
• Robotics Middleware: Hands-on experience with ROS2/DDS, ZeroMQ, gRPC, or Protobuf.
• Systems Language Mastery: Deep proficiency in C++, Python, Rust, or Golang.
• Sensor & Hardware Interfaces: Familiarity with common sensors (LiDAR, radar, cameras, IMUs) and embedded protocols (SPI, I2C, serial, microcontrollers).
• Networking & Comms: Solid understanding of UDP/TCP, network configurations, and edge communication constraints.

Bonus Points (Preferred)

• Advanced Autonomy / Tracking: Deep experience in sensor fusion, multi-target tracking (Kalman filters, JPDA, MHT), or multi-agent coordination.
• Edge AI & Hardware Compute: Hands-on experience developing, optimizing, and deploying software/models on NVIDIA Jetson platforms (Orin, Xavier) or similar embedded edge compute architecture.
• Fielded Platforms: Direct experience deploying autonomous systems in air, maritime, space, or complex mobile robotics settings.
• Hands-On Hardware: Comfortable using oscilloscopes/logic analyzers, reading schematics, or troubleshooting hardware directly.

The Package

• Base Salary: Up to $250,000 + equity participation.
• Benefits: Top-tier Health, Dental, and Vision coverage + 401(k) match.
• Time Off: Unlimited PTO.
• Workplace Flexibility: Fully remote, with optional travel to participate in live field trials, hardware deployments, and client demos.

If interested, please click apply now for immediate consideration!