Software Engineer

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES - Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable software systems for production automation - Build core libraries and services supporting motion planning, control, and perception pipelines - Architect clean interfaces between software components and hardware-facing systems - Develop vision and sensor-integration software that feeds downstream planning and control stacks - Optimize software for performance, reliability, and deterministic behavior where required - Write high-quality, testable Python code with strong emphasis on readability, correctness, and maintainability - Own software engineering best practices: code reviews, testing strategies, CI/CD, and release processes - Build simulation, testing, and tooling infrastructure to validate behavior prior to deployment - Collaborate with robotics, controls, and hardware engineers to translate system requirements into well-defined software abstractions - Contribute to architectural decisions as the software platform scales across customers and deployments MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - B.S. in Computer Science or a related engineering field - Strong software engineering experience, especially in Python - Experience designing and maintaining complex software systems (services, libraries, APIs, or pipelines) - Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and systems design - Proficiency with Git, debugging, testing frameworks, and modern development workflows - Ability to work independently on ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment - Due to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR), this position is limited to U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents) OPTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS - M.S. in Computer Science or a related field - Experience working on systems that interact with hardware, real-time constraints, or external devices - Familiarity with robotics, motion planning, control systems, or computer vision (helpful but not required) - Experience with ROS or similar middleware - Knowledge of performance optimization, concurrency, or distributed systems - Experience deploying software to edge, embedded, or hybrid cloud environments