Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems; C2/Backend/Service
Job in
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, 94306, USA
Listing for:
True
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-11-09
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Backend Developer, AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Software Engineer, Robotics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
ABOUT
THE ROLE
Join a customer-facing product engineering team building command-and-control and autonomy software for robotic and autonomous systems. You will develop cloud and edge services that connect sensors, platforms, and AI-enabled decision-making for operational missions.
WHAT YOU'LL DO- Design, build, and optimize software for mission-critical autonomous systems.
- Develop services that process data from diverse sensors for real-time state estimation and threat detection.
- Build AI- and LLM-enabled systems that assess situations and support rapid operational decisions.
- Integrate sensors, effectors, and autonomous platforms, including systems operating individually or in groups.
- Engineer reliable, scalable, and fail-safe software for high-stakes environments.
- Work with robotics, hardware, sensing, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Four to ten years of backend or service-layer software engineering experience, with recent hands-on individual contributor work.
- Experience building and owning backend services such as APIs, microservices, or middleware, and real-time data or messaging integrations across live services.
- Proficiency in one or more of Rust, Python, C++, or Java, and a degree in computer science or a related technical field.
- Practical experience in autonomy, robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, or factory automation, beyond algorithm, simulation, or ML research alone.
- Experience shipping software in a fast-paced, prototype-to-field environment.
- Experience integrating LLM systems or AI agents and building tool chains is helpful.
US work authorization without sponsorship and eligibility to obtain a security clearance are required.
Base salary: $145,000 to $275,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LOCATIONHybrid in Palo Alto, California.
Position Requirements
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