Robotics Software Engineer (Austin)

Robotics Software Engineer

Location: Austin, Texas (Onsite – some flexibility)

Salary: $150,000 + equity (flexible depending on experience)

Contract Type: Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for a Platform Software Engineer to join an early-stage robotics company building rugged, real-world systems used in high-risk environments such as firefighting, defence, and industrial operations.

This is a highly hands-on role working across the full robotics software stack, building and deploying systems that operate in unpredictable, real-world conditions.

You’ll be joining a small, high-performing team at a genuinely early stage, with the opportunity to shape both the product and the engineering direction.

What you will be doing:

Designing and building core platform features across the robotics software stack Integrating sensors and developing system architecture for real-world deployments Working on networking, video streaming, and system optimisation in low-bandwidth environments Developing and testing features across simulation, lab, and live environments Debugging complex system-level issues across processing, threading, and hardware interactions

Key skills needed:

Experience with C/C++ programming Experience with robotics systems or ROS (1 or 2) Exposure to computer vision, SLAM, or perception systems Experience with networking or real-time systems Understanding of systems, algorithms, and software design fundamentals Familiarity with communication protocols (CAN, USB, I2C, Ethernet, etc.)

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