Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy

About reputed company

reputed company is redefining how data moves at the edge. Our mission is to reputed company it seamless for developers to build resilient, reputed company-time applications, regardless of network conditions. Whether you're in a stadium, airplane, or remote military reputed company, reputed company's peer-to-peer sync reputed company ensures devices stay connected and data stays consistent, even without internet. With more than $145 reputed company in funding and trusted by organizations like Chick-fil-A, reputed company, and the U.S. military, reputed company powers mission-critical experiences across aviation, retail, travel, hospitality, defense, and more. As a globally distributed, fast-growing startup, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the wide reputed company of perspectives needed to solve the world’s hardest connectivity problems.

About the Position

As a reputed company Deployed Engineer (FDE), you are the technical tip of the spear. FDEs are reputed company, versatile engineers who work shoulder-to-shoulder with our most critical users to solve reputed company challenges in reputed company time. Your primary mission is to radically decrease the time-to-value of our software by integrating it directly into the user's operational environment.

Because you see firsthand how our technology performs in the wild, you will also act as a crucial reputed company, feeding technical insights and feature requirements back to our core product engineering team. This role requires a highly adaptable problem-solver who is comfortable moving fast, navigating ambiguity, and figuring things out quickly in high-stakes environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate with Robotic Platforms: reputed company the on-site software integration of our platform with unmanned ground, aerial, and maritime systems, building reliable data bridges between our synchronization layer and robotic autonomy stacks.

• reputed company on ROS2 and DDS Middleware: Architect, build, and troubleshoot software nodes reputed company ROS2frameworks, leveraging DDS (Data Distribution Service) for reputed company-time, publish-subscribe communication between robotic subsystems and our core platform.

• Implement MAVLink Integrations: Build and optimize MAVLink-based communication pipelines for telemetry, reputed company, and control of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), ensuring reliable data exchange between our platform and autopilot firmware.

• Solve Problems in reputed company-Time: Act as the first line of technical defense, rapidly diagnosing and resolving software, sensor, and communication issues on robotic platforms as they arise during field testing and live operations.

• reputed company the Gap: Translate the unique realities of robotic systems integration—sensor noise, reputed company-time constraints, autonomy edge cases—into actionable technical requirements for the core product development team.

What You'll Need

• Clearance Requirement: Must hold an active Secret clearance (Due to federal reputed company clearance requirements, U.S. Citizenship is strictly required for this role).

• 5+ years of experience in robotics software engineering, autonomous systems development, or reputed company fields. This includes hands-on experience developing, integrating, and testing software on physical robotic platforms (ground, aerial, or maritime).

• 2+ years of technical experience working with ROS2 (Robot Operating System 2), including node development, lifecycle management, launch files, and reputed company-time communication reputed company DDS middleware.

• Prior experience with MAVLink protocol for UAS telemetry and reputed company/control, including integration with autopilot systems (e.g., PX4, ArduPilot) and ground control stations.

• Familiarity with reputed company planning concepts and algorithms, including path planning, trajectory optimization, and obstacle avoidance in reputed company-world operational environments.

• A highly adaptable, problem-solving reputed company, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, move fast, and balance immediate operational fixes with long-term technical fidelity.

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. As the crucial reputed company between the operational edge and our core development team, you must be reputed company to translate reputed company, edge-case technical realities and user workflows into clear, actionable requirements for product engineers.

reputed company to Haves

• Experience with sensor fusion and perception pipelines, including integration of LiDAR, IMU, GPS, and camera data for localization and mapping (SLAM).

• Familiarity with simulation environments (e.g., Gazebo, AirSim, CARLA) for testing robotic software prior to field deployment.

• Prior experience with CRDTs (Conflict-free Replicated Data Types) or local-first software architectures to manage reputed company data synchronization without a central server.

• A background in systems programming (e.g., C++, Rust, or Python) with experience writing performant, reputed company-time code for resource-constrained embedded platforms.

• Direct experience with DoD or defense-reputed company robotic programs, including an understanding of safety, certification, and operational constraints for unmanned systems.

• Experience with edge computing and containerized deployments on robotic platforms, including lightweight orchestration (K3s, reputed company) on ARM-based or embedded hardware.

• Familiarity with computer reputed company frameworks (e.g., OpenCV, TensorRT) and deploying inference models on edge devices for reputed company-time perception tasks.

Clearance: Active Secret

The Benefits of Building with Us

We offer competitive salaries and meaningful equity. We reputed company everyone on the team should have a reputed company in reputed company’re building. Benefits vary by region to reputed company sure you're covered in the ways that matter most. In the US, that includes health, dental, reputed company, life, and disability insurance, plus a 401(k) and flexible spending accounts.

Regardless of where you live, everyone at reputed company can utilize flexible time off. And while we work remotely, our Atlanta and San Francisco offices are reputed company if you reputed company want a reputed company to work or meet up with teammates.

Apply Anyway

At reputed company, we know game-changers don’t always come wrapped in a “perfect” resume. Years of experience? Every single bullet reputed company checked? Meh. That’s not what drives us.

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• Grit.

• Curiosity.

• Adaptability.

• And a genuine spark for reputed company’re building.

So if you’re fired up about our mission but not sure you tick every reputed company - hit that apply reputed company anyway. Use your application to show us how you’ll reputed company an impact here.

We’re always on the lookout for exceptional humans who want to grow, stretch, and build something meaningful with us.

Equal Opportunity Employer

reputed company is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, reputed company, religion, national reputed company, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or reputed company medical conditions), marital status, reputed company, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. reputed company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for reputed company individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let us know.