Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems

Core Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize software for mission-critical autonomous systems using modern technologies and methodologies.
• Develop algorithms to process data from heterogeneous sensors for real-time state estimation and threat detection.
• Build AI-driven systems capable of assessing threats and rapidly making decisions to deploy responses to those threats.
• Develop integrations with a range of sensors, effectors, and autonomous platforms.
• Engineer scalable, reliable, and fail-safe systems capable of functioning in high-stakes environments.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams, including robotics experts, hardware engineers, and system integrators, to deliver integrated solutions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• 2+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• 2+ years of experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Strong proficiency in Rust, Python, or Java
• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields
• Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance

Nice-to-Haves

• Proven experience in software development for autonomous systems, embedded systems, or robotics
• Knowledge of AI/ML, sensor processing, or swarm behaviors
• Ability to manage complexity, optimize for performance, and think critically under pressure
• Experience deploying and maintaining robust production systems