Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems

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ABOUT THE ROLE Join a customer-facing product engineering team building command-and-control and autonomy software for robotic and unmanned systems. You will help deliver cloud and edge capabilities that connect sensors, platforms, and intelligent decision-making in operational environments. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Design, build, and optimize mission-critical software for autonomous systems. - Develop real-time services that process data from diverse sensors for state estimation and threat detection. - Build integrations with sensors, effectors, and autonomous platforms. - Develop AI- and LLM-enabled systems that support threat assessment and operational decisions. - Engineer reliable, scalable, and fail-safe systems for high-stakes environments. - Collaborate with robotics, hardware, sensing, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Four to ten years of hands-on backend or service-layer software engineering experience. - Experience owning backend services such as APIs, microservices, or middleware, and building real-time messaging between external systems. - Proficiency in Rust, Python, C++, or Java, with a technical degree in computer science, robotics, electrical engineering, or a related field. - Professional experience in autonomy, robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, or factory automation, along with experience shipping software from prototype to field use. - Practical software engineering experience beyond algorithm development, simulation, or ML research; exposure to LLM systems, AI agents, or toolchains is useful. - Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship and eligible for security clearance. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary: $145,000 to $275,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION Hybrid in Palo Alto, California.