Senior Robotics Software Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE Join a defense technology team building autonomous robotic systems for countering unmanned aircraft. You will develop and ship production C++ software that connects sensor data, tracking, control, and autonomy on physical hardware. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own production C++ features across sensor data processing, tracking, control, and autonomy. - Profile and resolve threading, process structure, latency, and timing issues in the software you own. - Build and maintain tests, CI/CD, and hardware-in-the-loop testing alongside feature development. - Debug failures that occur on real hardware, including in field conditions. - Take part in regular field tests. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - At least 4 years of hands-on robotics software engineering experience. - Demonstrated production C++ experience on a physical robotic system, with software that reached repeated use in the field or operational environments. - Experience owning software features across sensor data, tracking, control, or autonomy. - Fluency with real-time systems, including threading, latency, and timing analysis. - Experience with CI/CD or hardware-in-the-loop testing for hardware-facing software. - Experience with sensor synchronization, timestamps, coordinate frames, sensor fusion, Kalman filtering, or target tracking is useful. - ROS or ROS2, cameras, IMUs, encoders, gimbal or turret systems, and defense, aerospace, or safety-critical software experience are helpful. - Must be a U.S. Person due to export control requirements. 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.