Senior Robotics Software Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 14, 2026. Raydar scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the company
Our client is a construction company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Write production code for outdoor machines, covering sensing, trajectory planning and control, and build the testing practice that moves finished hardware into software. This is a first-of-its-kind position with broad scope and close, hands-on work alongside hardware engineers.
What you'll do
- Design and write production code for machines used outdoors, covering sensing, trajectory planning and control logic.
- Set up an integration and testing practice for complex hardware and software systems.
- Own the transfer of finished hardware work into software development.
- Bring up and validate physical equipment alongside hardware engineers.
- Occasionally travel to job sites to observe equipment in real-world use.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Background shipping code that drives physical machines such as robots, vehicles, drones, factory automation or embedded real-time hardware.
- Most recent production work done in Python.
- Track record in young companies or fast-paced hardware programs.
- Can be in the San Leandro, CA office four to five days a week or relocate to the SF Bay Area.
- Comfortable with travel of around 2 weeks per year to field sites in the American Southwest.
Bonus points
- Background building sensing, trajectory planning or control code for machines or aircraft.
- Prior exposure to articulated arms, trajectory planning or factory automation.
- Experience in a lower-level systems language for time-critical software.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $175K - $215K
- Equity
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
- Retirement plan
Location and work model
- San Leandro, CA, United States
- On-site, 4-5 days per week
- Full-time