About this role
About the Role
Join a defense technology team developing autonomous robotic systems. You will build and debug production C++ software on physical hardware, working across sensor data, tracking, control, and autonomy.
What You'll Do
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Own production C++ features end to end across sensor data, tracking, control, or autonomy.
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Profile and improve software you own, including threading, process structure, latency, and timing.
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Write tests alongside features and maintain CI/CD and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
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Debug issues that arise on physical hardware, including during field testing.
What We're Looking For
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At least 4 years of hands-on robotics software engineering experience.
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Experience writing production C++ that ran on a physical robotic system and was used repeatedly in the field or in operation.
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Experience owning hardware-facing features and working with sensor data, tracking, control, or autonomy.
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Fluency with real-time systems, including threading, latency, and timing analysis.
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Experience building or maintaining CI/CD or hardware-in-the-loop testing for robotics software.
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Familiarity with sensor synchronization, coordinate-frame transforms, sensor fusion, Kalman filtering, or target tracking is helpful.
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ROS or ROS2, cameras, IMUs, encoders, gimbal or turret systems, and defense, aerospace, or safety-critical software experience are useful.
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Must meet US Person requirements for export control purposes.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $185,000 to $235,000 annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, five days per week, with field test days included.