# Senior Autonomy Software Engineer > Raydar · Alameda, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-30 **Salary:** USD 210,000–300,000 **Workplace:** hybrid ## Description About the company Our client is a defense technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Write and ship production-grade C++ software that allows uncrewed vehicles to sense their environment and steer themselves. The work covers algorithm design, sensor integration and hardware-based validation, along with input into the longer-term direction of the software architecture. What you'll do \- Design, build and release production C++ software that runs onboard uncrewed vehicles. \- Create and integrate algorithms that let a vehicle understand its surroundings, know its position, plan a path and avoid hazards. \- Support sensor fusion efforts that merge radar, camera and other inputs into a single coherent picture. \- Maintain route planners at both short and long range that turn map and sensor inputs into vehicle behavior. \- Balance accuracy, robustness, processing cost, latency and dependability when working with limited embedded compute. \- Check vehicle behavior and track down faults by combining virtual environments, field logs and data from real deployments, and write helper tools, frequently in Python, to speed up iteration. \- Help steer the architecture of the next generation of the autonomy software over a multi-year plan. ## Requirements What we're looking for \- At least 5 years of experience in robotics or autonomous systems. \- Bachelor's degree. \- Advanced C++ skills and a solid grasp of the algorithms used to guide self-operating vehicles. \- A record of delivering production-quality code on physical hardware, working where software meets devices. \- Familiarity with embedded systems, sensor integration, computer vision, sensor fusion, trajectory tracking and coping with noisy or uncertain data. \- Strong troubleshooting and debugging instincts. \- Must be a US citizen or Green Card holder and eligible under US export control rules. Bonus points \- Prior work in vehicle autonomy, aerospace or related sectors. \- Experience at companies known for demanding vehicle software. \- Exposure to real-time operating systems, lightweight Linux builds or battery power management. ## Benefits Compensation and benefits \- Base salary: USD 210,000 to 300,000 per year \- Equity Location and work model \- Alameda, CA, United States \- Hybrid, 3 days per week in office \- Full-time ## Apply [Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/98D13276EE/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)