Aureliussystems

Sr. Robotics Software Engineer

San Francisco · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 45 days ago

Code ReviewCI/CDRoboticsSensorsTest AutomationLeadership

About the role

We need a Senior Robotics Software Engineer who's a true workhorse on the Archimedes robotics stack.
Writing real production code across perception, control, and autonomy, and raising the bar on how we ship.
You're the senior IC who writes the code, then makes sure it survives contact with the field.

Responsibilities

Aurelius Systems is a VC backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS.
We build laser weapons to shoot down drones.
In addition to our San Francisco lab, we've opened a Detroit manufacturing hub and we field test weekly on our own 400-acre private range.

Requirements

5+ years of robotics software engineering with real shipped systems behind you

Skills

Real-time systems experience
Sensor fusion or perception background
Defense or safety-critical software release experience
Built test automation frameworks for robotics or hardware-in-the-loop systems before

Compensation

Competitive salary + equity

Benefits

Competitive salary + equity
United Health Care medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible 18 days PTO + 5 sick days
E-bike / scooter stipend (Up to $500)
Championing QA practices and test coverage alongside Erick and the Principal, embedding quality into how the team works rather than bolting it on

Company info

Aurelius Systems is a VC backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS. We build laser weapons to shoot down drones.
We're a small team of engineers, former US military operators, and subject matter experts scaling America's directed energy dominance. The first cost effective, reliable and robust laser weapon system.
Our namesake isn't an accident. Marcus Aurelius wrote about doing the work in front of you, every day, without excuses. Henry Ford didn't wait for permission to reinvent manufacturing. That's how we operate, small team, unreasonable output, no hiding behind the unachievable.
We're a small team of engineers, former US military operators, and subject matter experts scaling America's directed energy dominance.
The first cost effective, reliable and robust laser weapon system.
Our namesake isn't an accident.
Marcus Aurelius wrote about doing the work in front of you, every day, without excuses.
Henry Ford didn't wait for permission to reinvent manufacturing.
That's how we operate, small team, unreasonable output, no hiding behind the unachievable.
The Role and Your Impact:
You'll work directly alongside our Lead Software Engineer and our Principal Robotics SWE, contributing meaningfully to the stack while championing the QA and CI/CD practices that keep fielded software reliable.
What You'll Own:
Hands-on development across the robotics software stack from perception, control, and autonomy
CI/CD infrastructure and deployment hygiene for robotics and hardware-in-the-loop
Writing and maintaining the automated tests and tooling that catch failures before the range does
Code review and raising the quality bar across the robotics SWE team
Cross-functional work across perception, controls, embedded, and EE
What We're Looking For:
Strong hands-on development chops. You're a builder first, and you write production code that runs on real hardware
ROS2 experience and the judgment to know when not to use it
Experience building or operating CI/CD for robotics or hardware-in-the-loop systems
A genuine ownership mentality toward quality. You've seen what bad test discipline costs in the field and you fix it without being asked

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