Sr Robotics Software Engineer

Blue River Technology; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Benefits package

Job summary

Blue River Technology, based in Santa Clara, CA, seeks a senior engineer to design and implement scalable full‑stack solutions and to mentor junior engineers. The role focuses on real‑time C++ software for robotics, system optimization, and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver high‑quality products.

Travel up to 20% for in-field testing and deployments; remote-friendly with periodic in-office work in Santa Clara. Competitive salary with bonus eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Real-time capable software in C++ for Linux.
• Experience benchmarking and reducing jitter in end-to-end latency.
• Git and Bazel used to build, test, and deploy vehicle software.
• Develop pub-sub systems interacting with CAN and Ethernet.
• End-to-end testing: unit, integration, HIL, regression testing.
• ROS and robotics packages such as AOS, Flatbuffers, Protobufs.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design and implementation of complex full stack solutions with focus on scalability.
• Identifies system inefficiencies and drives architectural improvements.
• Mentors junior engineers through coaching, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Leads cross-functional collaboration to integrate features per specs.
• Leads algorithms for intelligent agricultural robots to improve chemical application accuracy and reduce redundancy.

Skills

C++ on Linux

Latency benchmarking

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Algorithm design for robotics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Bazel

ROS

AOS

Flatbuffers

Protobufs

Job description

Summary

We’re Blue River, a team of innovators driven to create intelligent machinery that solves monumental problems for our customers. We empower our customers – farmers, construction crews, and foresters - to implement safer and more sustainable solutions, driving increased profitability with less reliance on scarce labor. We believe that focusing on the small stuff – pixel‑by‑pixel and task‑by‑task - leads to big gains.

Blue River Technology is based in Santa Clara, CA.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads the design and implementation of complex full stack solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Identifies system inefficiencies and drives architectural improvements, ensuring high-quality deliverables across projects.
• Mentors junior engineers, providing technical guidance and support through coaching, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Leads cross-functional collaboration efforts, ensuring seamless integration of features and adherence to product specifications.
• The employee participates in, and often leads, the design and development of software algorithms for intelligent agricultural robots/machines. Specifically, efforts are focused on improving the accuracy of and reducing the redundancy of commercial agricultural chemical applications used in the growing and cultivating of large-scale crops.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field plus 2 years of related experience.
• Required skills:
  • Develop real-time capable software in C++ for Linux.
  • Experience with benchmarking and improving jitter in end-to-end latency (1 yr).
  • Use git and Bazel to build, test, and deploy vehicle software and firmware (1 yr).
  • Develop pub-sub systems that interact with sensors and actuators on robotics systems via CAN and Ethernet (1 yr).
  • Experience building end-to-end testing solutions for data-driven software, including unit, integration, HIL, and regression testing (1 yr).
  • Implement vehicle software utilizing ROS and robotics software packages such as AOS, Flatbuffers, Protobufs (1 yr).
  • May work remotely; periodic time in office required; must live within commuting distance of office.
  • Up to 20% domestic and international travel required for in-field testing, data collection, R&D, and system deployments at customer sites.

The US annual base salary range for this position is $138,237 - $261,000, along with eligibility for Blue River’s bonus and benefit programs.