Senior Software Engineer, Edge Autonomy (C++/Python)

Jobless; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

PTO 20 days per year

7 weeks parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with 4% match

Holiday break

Equity

Job summary

Forterra is a leader in autonomous systems for ground-based operations, developing technology that protects front-line soldiers and empowers civilian workers in critical industries. As part of the Vektor team, you will design, develop, and optimize software components in C++ and Python for middleware and diagnostic subsystems across distributed robotic platforms.

Qualifications include 5 years in Linux environments and experience with ROS, DDS, Protobuf, and gRPC, plus strong concurrency skills

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience developing in Linux-based environments.
• Hands-on experience with middleware frameworks and communication protocols (ROS, DDS, Protobuf, gRPC).
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, well-documented code.
• Strong understanding of multi-threaded programming, concurrency, and performance optimization.
• Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize C++ and Python components for middleware and diagnostics in distributed robotic platforms.
• Translate system requirements into reliable software implementations.
• Analyze and validate software for safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, and security.
• Debug and triage real-world communication and networking challenges in deployed systems.
• Implement and maintain unit, integration, and system tests.
• Profile and optimize software performance across hardware and network subsystems.
• Contribute to the evolution of architecture for autonomous platforms in constrained environments.

Skills

Linux

Middleware (ROS/DDS/Protobuf/gRPC)

Multithreaded programming

API design

Security clearance eligibility

Tools

ROS

DDS

Protobuf

gRPC

Job description

Forterra is a leader in autonomous systems for ground-based operations, developing technology that protects front-line soldiers and empowers civilian workers in critical industries. As part of the Vektor team, you will design, develop, and optimize software components in C++ and Python for middleware and diagnostic subsystems across distributed robotic platforms.

Qualifications include 5 years in Linux environments and experience with ROS, DDS, Protobuf, and gRPC, plus strong concurrency skills