Principal Robotic Software Engineer

The role

You will lead architecture across the Archimedes robotics stack including tracking, control, autonomy, and infrastructure. You will partner with the CTO to move code from prototype to deployed software.

What you will do

• Architecture and technical direction for the whole robotics software stack
• Performance and timing architecture including threading, process model and latency budgets
• Formal release process, packaging and deployment hygiene for fielded systems
• CI/CD infrastructure and scaling the software org alongside QA
• Mentorship of the robotics SWE team and the bar for code quality
• Cross-functional alignment across controls, embedded, EE and optics
• The path from prototype code to fielded software in customer hands

Required qualifications

• 10+ years shipping robotics or real-time, hardware-facing software
• Deep production C++ and real-time systems experience
• Senior IC track record at companies that shipped to customers or operators
• Track record building and operating CI/CD for robotics or hardware-in-the-loop
• Experience taking software through formal release, packaging and deployment to end users
• BS, MS or PhD in CS, Robotics, EE or equivalent

Nice to have

• ROS2
• Rust or other systems languages
• Sensor fusion or perception background
• Defense or safety-critical software release experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• United Health Care medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible 18 days PTO plus 5 sick days
• Travel to field test events and range days
• Covered daily lunches and office snacks and drinks
• E-bike and scooter stipend up to $500
• Direct access to leadership and real ownership over your work

Before you apply

• Requires access to export-controlled information or items that require U.S. Person status

About the company

Aurelius Systems is a VC backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS. They build laser weapons to shoot down drones.