Senior Robotics SDE, Safe Autonomy, Compass

What you'll do

• Design and maintain software integration layers, abstractions, and APIs for safety modules across robot platforms.
• Collaborate with autonomy teams and integrate safety systems with motion planning, perception, controls, and safety-rated hardware and firmware.
• Build testing and simulation validation pipelines, resolve real-time performance issues, and mentor engineers.

What they ask for

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience, including 5+ years programming in at least one language.
• 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
• Proficiency in C++, Rust, and/or Python; experience developing for robotic, embedded, or safety-critical systems and designing multi-platform abstractions or APIs.

Nice to have

• Master's or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Controls, or a related field.
• Experience with control barrier functions, safety verification, RTOS, safety-rated firmware, multiple robot types, reinforcement learning, foundation models, or robotics simulation.

Pay

168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary); 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary); 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

C++, Rust, Python, ROS/ROS2, RTOS, IEC 61508, ISO 13849

AI focus

Integrate safety with reinforcement learning and foundation models on robotic systems; experience deploying these is preferred.