Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems

True; Iowa; Híbrido; USD 145 000 - 275 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

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

Qualificações

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conhecimentos

Backend services

Microservices

APIs

Real-time messaging

Rust

Python

C++

Java

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Descrição da oferta de emprego

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join a customer-facing product engineering team building cloud and edge software for command and control of autonomous systems. Your work will connect sensors, robotic platforms, and AI-assisted decision-making to support demanding operational missions.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design, build, and optimize backend and service-layer software for mission-critical autonomous systems.
• Develop real-time data processing for heterogeneous sensors, including state estimation and threat detection.
• Build LLM- and AI-enabled systems that assess situations and support timely operational decisions.
• Integrate sensors, effectors, and autonomous platforms, including individual vehicles and coordinated groups.
• Engineer scalable, reliable, and fail-safe services for high-stakes environments.
• Work with robotics, hardware, sensing, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Four to ten years of backend or service-layer software engineering experience, with recent hands-on individual contributor work.
• Experience owning core backend services such as microservices, APIs, or middleware, and building real-time messaging between live external services.
• Proficiency in Rust, Python, C++, or Java, plus a degree in computer science or a related technical field.
• Professional experience in autonomy, such as autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics, or factory automation. Experience should include shipped software beyond algorithms, simulation, or ML research alone.
• Experience delivering software in a fast-moving prototype-to-field environment. Familiarity with LLM integrations, AI agents, or toolchains is useful.
• US work authorization, US citizenship, and eligibility to obtain a security clearance are required. Visa sponsorship is not available.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Base salary range: $145,000 to $275,000 USD annually.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

Hybrid role based in Palo Alto, California.