Senior Robotics Software Engineer – ROS2 Autonomy (Remote)

Rex.zone; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rex.zone in Quito is seeking a mid-to-senior robotics software engineer to design, implement, and validate autonomy features across perception, localization, planning, and control. You will work with ROS/ROS2 on Linux, develop with Python and C++, and collaborate with hardware, ML, and product teams to deliver reliable, QA‑friendly robotics software from simulation to real hardware.

The role emphasizes simulation-first workflows, data pipelines, and rigorous testing, with remote-friendly

Qualifications

• Mid-Senior experience delivering robotics software to real hardware or production simulators.
• Strong ROS/ROS2 proficiency and Linux-based development experience.
• Foundations in kinematics, dynamics, control theory, and motion planning.
• Proficiency in Python and C++, plus debugging, profiling, and automated testing.
• Experience with cameras, LiDAR, IMU, sensor fusion, and perception pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver autonomy-stack features (perception, localization, planning, control) with clear interfaces and documentation
• Build and maintain ROS2 nodes, messages, launch files, and parameters for scalable deployments
• Implement motion planning and control (trajectory generation, MPC/PID tuning, kinematics/dynamics integration) with latency and stability targets
• Develop simulation-first workflows (Gazebo/Isaac-style), domain randomization, and regression test suites
• Define data capture & labeling specs and annotation guidelines for perception datasets
• Create evaluation harnesses and metrics (mAP, IoU, pose error, drift, collision rate, task success rate)
• Run QA evaluation: calibration checks, sensor health monitoring, log review, incident triage

Skills

ROS/ROS2

Python

C++

Linux development

Sensor fusion

Debugging & profiling

Automated testing

Tools

ROS2

Gazebo

CI/CD pipelines

Containerization

Job description

Rex.zone in Quito is seeking a mid-to-senior robotics software engineer to design, implement, and validate autonomy features across perception, localization, planning, and control. You will work with ROS/ROS2 on Linux, develop with Python and C++, and collaborate with hardware, ML, and product teams to deliver reliable, QA‑friendly robotics software from simulation to real hardware.

The role emphasizes simulation-first workflows, data pipelines, and rigorous testing, with remote-friendly