# Principal Software Engineer

Worker Type RegularJob Description Summary As a Principal Software Enginee r at AV, you’ll develop software to control advanced robotic platforms from AV and industry leaders including Boston Dynamics, Red Cat, FLIR, Skydio, QinetiQ, Parrot, and more. You’ll play a key role in developing Kinesis, our flagship software ecosystem that enables users to collaboratively control a diverse set of robots. This role is ideal for engineers who take ownership, enjoy working hands-on with hardware, and bring structure and clarity to complex systems. You’ll be trusted to move quickly, make sound decisions, and continuously improve our product and execution. Position Responsibilities: Software development in support of AV’s vision-based navigation, autonomy, cooperative behaviors, and mission systems technology roadmap. Drive technical direction and architectural decisions across the Kinesis ecosystem. Design, implement, and integrate systems in C++ and Kotlin. Develop cross-platform applications for Android, Linux, and Windows to control robotic platforms. Design SDK interfaces for internal and external integration with AV systems. Serve as a technical lead for customer programs. Perform

- **Id**: 3835611
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aerovironment-principal-software-engineer-3>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Melbourne, United States, Simi Valley, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T20:56:17Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T10:06:52Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8150
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Drones & UAVs, Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 176366
- **Name**: AeroVironment
- **Domain**: avinc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aerovironment>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 34
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.794
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 147000
- **Max**: 250000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 250000

## Technologies

- **Amazon Kinesis** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **CMake** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **Fast DDS** — Optional: no
- **GitLab** — Optional: no
- **gRPC** — Optional: no
- **Kotlin** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **MQTT** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T20:56:17Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 250000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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