Staff Software Engineer, Ghost

What you'll do

• Build shared robotics libraries and lead major product features, including Software-in-the-Loop simulators.
• Improve system performance and reliability, including Ghost battery consumption and route planning; integrate robotics sensors and payloads.
• Collaborate across hardware and manufacturing teams and contribute to UAV multi-agent coordination and the full software lifecycle.

What they ask for

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C++ or Rust, Linux development, and expertise in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization.
• Experience troubleshooting remotely deployed software and testing electrical and mechanical systems; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• Advanced robotics expertise, such as motion planning, perception, localization, mapping, or controls.
• Experience with embedded systems, UAV multi-agent coordination, real-time operating systems, distributed computing, or robotics simulation.

Pay

$253,000 — $336,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

C++, Rust, Linux, Python, Go

AI focus

Preferred familiarity with machine learning and AI applications in robotics; the role also develops autonomous robotics systems.