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 developing autonomous robotic systems. You will build and debug production C++ software on physical hardware, working across sensor data, tracking, control, and autonomy.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own production C++ features end to end across sensor data, tracking, control, or autonomy.
- Profile and improve software you own, including threading, process structure, latency, and timing.
- Write tests alongside features and maintain CI/CD and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Debug issues that arise on physical hardware, including during field testing.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 4 years of hands-on robotics software engineering experience.
- Experience writing production C++ that ran on a physical robotic system and was used repeatedly in the field or in operation.
- Experience owning hardware-facing features and working with 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 for robotics software.
- Familiarity with sensor synchronization, coordinate-frame transforms, sensor fusion, Kalman filtering, or target tracking is helpful.
- ROS or ROS2, cameras, IMUs, encoders, gimbal or turret systems, and defense, aerospace, or safety-critical software experience are useful.
- Must meet US Person requirements 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 in San Francisco, California, five days per week, with field test days included.
From Clera's careers page (Ashby), checked 29 Oct 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 21 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job