Senior Backend Engineer, Autonomous Systems (Hybrid)

True; Iowa; Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a customer-facing product engineering team building cloud and edge software for command and control of autonomous systems. You will design, build, and optimize backend services that connect sensors, robotic platforms, and AI-assisted decision-making for demanding missions.

Your work will involve real-time data processing, AI-enabled situational assessment, and integration across vehicles and coordinated groups, emphasizing scalable, reliable systems in high-stakes environments with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend or service-layer software engineering in fast-paced environments.
• Experience owning core backend services (microservices, APIs, middleware).
• Proficiency in Rust, Python, C++, or Java; CS degree required.
• Experience with autonomy domains (vehicles, drones, robotics) and shipped software.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize backend and service-layer software for autonomous systems.
• Develop real-time data processing for heterogeneous sensors and state estimation.
• Build AI-enabled systems to assess situations and assist decisions.
• Integrate sensors and platforms, including vehicles and robotic groups.
• Engineer scalable, reliable, and fail-safe services for high-stakes environments.
• Collaborate with robotics, hardware, sensing, and systems teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Skills

Backend services

Microservices

APIs

Real-time messaging

Rust

Python

C++

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Join a customer-facing product engineering team building cloud and edge software for command and control of autonomous systems. You will design, build, and optimize backend services that connect sensors, robotic platforms, and AI-assisted decision-making for demanding missions.

Your work will involve real-time data processing, AI-enabled situational assessment, and integration across vehicles and coordinated groups, emphasizing scalable, reliable systems in high-stakes environments with