Clera
Senior Robotics Software Engineer
- Compensation
- $185K–$235K / yr
- From job posting
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- Arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
- 31 October 2026 (yesterday)
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About this role
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.
Work location
- San Francisco, CA, US
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Published 31 October 2026, last checked today. A posting stops being advertised here 90 days after the employer published it, and one the employer takes down is marked closed rather than quietly removed.