Senior Robotics Software Engineer
Company websitegetclera.com (Clera, opens in new tab)
Base salary $185K to $235K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Francisco, CA
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- LocationSan Francisco, CA
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (3 h ago) · observed since
About this 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.
Source: Clera on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
This listingSenior Robotics Software Engineer$185K to $235K
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer$180K to $250K
Head of Engineering$180K to $220K
Founding Applied AI Engineer$180K to $230K
QA Engineer$180K to $200K
Forward Deployed Engineer$180K to $220K
Founding Full Stack Engineer$180K to $230K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Robotics Software Engineer (this listing) | $185K - $235K |
| Founding Forward Deployed Engineer | $180K - $250K |
| Head of Engineering | $180K - $220K |
| Founding Applied AI Engineer | $180K - $230K |
| QA Engineer | $180K - $200K |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | $180K - $220K |
| Founding Full Stack Engineer | $180K - $230K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-31
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: San Francisco
Base salary is $185,000 to $235,000 annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.
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