Clera
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Senior Robotics Software Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join a defense technology team building autonomous robotics systems. You will develop and debug production C++ software on physical hardware, working across sensor data, tracking, controls, and autonomy to support reliable field operation.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Build and own end-to-end production C++ features across sensor processing, tracking, control, or autonomy.
- Profile and improve software you own, including threading, process structure, latency, and timing.
- Develop and maintain tests, CI/CD, and hardware-in-the-loop testing for robotics software.
- Debug issues that arise on physical hardware, including during field use and testing.
- Take part in regular field tests.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 4 years of hands-on robotics software engineering experience.
- Production C++ experience on a physical robotic system, with software shipped for repeated use on hardware.
- Experience owning features involving sensor data, tracking, control, or autonomy.
- Fluency with real-time systems, including threading, latency, and timing analysis.
- Experience building or maintaining CI/CD or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Useful background includes ROS or ROS2, cameras, IMUs, encoders, gimbal or turret systems, sensor fusion, target tracking, and field failure debugging.
- Defense, aerospace, or safety-critical software experience, or an active security clearance, is beneficial.
- Must qualify as a U.S. Person for export control purposes.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary is $185,000 to $235,000 annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LOCATION
On-site, five days per week in San Francisco, California, with field test days included.
From Clera's careers page (Ashby), checked 1 Nov 2026.
How to apply
- Select Apply on getclera.com. It opens Clera's own application form in a new tab, run on Ashby.
- Fill in the form and upload your résumé there. Jobiwork never sees your application.
- Clera will reply to you directly. No real employer asks you for money to apply.
Posted 31 Oct 2026 · checked 1 Nov 2026 · Report this job