Senior Robotics Software Engineer: Field-Ready ROS2 & CI/CD

Aurelius Systems; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Covered daily lunches and office snacks

E-bike/scooter stipend

Job summary

Aurelius Systems, a VC backed defense tech startup in San Francisco, is looking for a Senior Robotics Software Engineer. You will develop across the robotics software stack, ensuring reliable performance of systems that are critical for counter-UAS operations.

With a focus on quality and collaboration on the Archimedes robotics stack, you’ll contribute meaningfully to production code and help maintain a robust CI/CD process. Join a small team where your work has immediate impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of robotics software engineering with real shipped systems behind you.
• Strong hands-on development chops in production code running on real hardware.
• Experience building or operating CI/CD for robotics systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop across the robotics software stack from perception, control, and autonomy.
• Champion QA practices and test coverage while embedding quality into workflows.
• Write and maintain automated tests to catch failures before they reach the field.

Skills

Robotics software engineering

Production code development

ROS2 experience

CI/CD experience

Quality ownership

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in CS, Robotics, EE

Tools

CI/CD tools

Job description

Aurelius Systems, a VC backed defense tech startup in San Francisco, is looking for a Senior Robotics Software Engineer. You will develop across the robotics software stack, ensuring reliable performance of systems that are critical for counter-UAS operations.

With a focus on quality and collaboration on the Archimedes robotics stack, you’ll contribute meaningfully to production code and help maintain a robust CI/CD process. Join a small team where your work has immediate impact in a fast-paced environment.