Robotics Software Engineer

Annapurna; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Annapurna in London or Leonberg is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to productionise C++ robotics libraries powering autonomous systems. This hands-on role focuses on turning research code into robust, production‑grade software for automotive deployment.

You will work across localisation, odometry, calibration and sensor fusion, improve APIs and testing, and collaborate with vehicle software teams to deliver maintainable solutions.

Qualifications

• Commercial C++ software engineering experience in robotics or automotive.
• Experience producing or productionising software libraries.
• Ability to work across localisation, odometry, calibration and sensor fusion.

Responsibilities

• Productionise and refactor robotics libraries for production use.
• Improve APIs, architecture, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with robotics and vehicle software teams.
• Document solutions and transfer knowledge to the team.

Skills

C++

Robotics software

Software libraries

Testing complex C++ systems

Job description

Robotics Software Engineer - C++ / Robotics

London or Leonberg | Hybrid

My client is looking for a strong C++ Software Engineer to help productionise the robotics software powering its autonomous driving technology.

This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on taking complex robotics and research code and turning it into robust, maintainable, production-grade libraries suitable for automotive deployment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Productionising and refactoring C++ robotics libraries
• Working across localisation, odometry, calibration, state estimation and sensor fusion
• Improving APIs, architecture, testing, dependency management and maintainability
• Supporting localisation and odometry work for automotive programmes
• Assessing existing research/prototype code and determining how it should be adapted or redesigned
• Working towards automotive-grade production and compliance requirements
• Collaborating with robotics, vehicle software and engineering teams
• Making practical decisions around third‑party and internal libraries
• Documenting solutions and transferring knowledge to the permanent team

What They're Looking For

• Strong commercial C++ software engineering experience
• Experience building or productionising software libraries
• Background in robotics, automotive, autonomy, drones, aerospace, mapping or another complex technical environment

Experience with at least one of:

• Odometry
• Calibration
• Sensor fusion
• Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs and modular design
• Experience writing robust tests for complex C++ systems
• Comfortable taking research/prototype code and turning it into production‑quality software
• Able to work independently and quickly get up to speed in complex codebases

Nice to Have

• Automotive‑grade software experience
• MISRA / ISO 26262 / ASIL
• Numerical optimisation or solver libraries
• Experience with safety‑critical systems
• Experience working with third‑party library replacement, wrapping or redesign
• Experience building software for physical systems such as vehicles, robots, drones or spacecraft