Senior Robotics Software Engineer

Wwshemi; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Wwshemi is seeking a hands-on robotics software engineer to develop and debug production C++ software for autonomous robotics systems on physical hardware. You will work across sensor data, tracking, controls, and autonomy to ensure reliable field operation.

Responsibilities include owning end-to-end production features, optimizing threading and latency, and building tests, CI/CD, and hardware-in-the-loop testing. On-site work in San Francisco with regular field tests is required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on robotics software experience.
• Production C++ on physical robotic systems.
• Experience with sensor data, tracking, control or autonomy.
• Real-time systems experience including threading, latency and timing.
• Experience building or maintaining CI/CD or hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Responsibilities

• Build and own end-to-end production C++ features across sensor processing, tracking, control, or autonomy.
• Profile and improve software you own, including threading, process structure, latency, and timing.
• Develop and maintain tests, CI/CD, and hardware-in-the-loop testing for robotics software.
• Debug issues that arise on physical hardware, including during field use and testing.
• Take part in regular field tests.

Skills

Robotics software

Production C++

Sensor data

Real-time systems

CI/CD / HIL

ROS/ROS2

Field testing

Security/export controls

Tools

ROS/ROS2

C++ tooling

CI/CD pipelines

HIL testing

Job description

About the Role

Join a defense technology team building autonomous robotics systems. You will develop and debug production C++ software on physical hardware, working across sensor data, tracking, controls, and autonomy to support reliable field operation.

What You'll Do

• Build and own end-to-end production C++ features across sensor processing, tracking, control, or autonomy.
• Profile and improve software you own, including threading, process structure, latency, and timing.
• Develop and maintain tests, CI/CD, and hardware-in-the-loop testing for robotics software.
• Debug issues that arise on physical hardware, including during field use and testing.
• Take part in regular field tests.

What We're Looking For

• At least 4 years of hands-on robotics software engineering experience.
• Production C++ experience on a physical robotic system, with software shipped for repeated use on hardware.
• Experience owning features involving sensor data, tracking, control, or autonomy.
• Fluency with real-time systems, including threading, latency, and timing analysis.
• Experience building or maintaining CI/CD or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Useful background includes ROS or ROS2, cameras, IMUs, encoders, gimbal or turret systems, sensor fusion, target tracking, and field failure debugging.
• Defense, aerospace, or safety-critical software experience, or an active security clearance, is beneficial.
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person 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, five days per week in San Francisco, California, with field test days included.