# Sr. Robotics Software Engineer at Aurelius Systems

- Company: Aurelius Systems
- What the company does: Aurelius Systems builds AI-powered directed energy laser defense platforms protecting troops, bases, and infrastructure from UAS drone threats. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://aureliussystems.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $185K to $235K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-06
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/aureliussystems/500bb2fa-be4a-4bfd-95ca-4feff5da5a83
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aurelius-systems-sr-robotics-software-engineer/

## About the role

We need a Senior Robotics Software Engineer who's a true workhorse on the Archimedes robotics stack. Writing real production code across perception, control, and autonomy, and raising the bar on how we ship. You'll work directly alongside our Lead Software Engineer and our Principal Robotics SWE, contributing meaningfully to the stack while championing the QA and CI/CD practices that keep fielded software reliable. You're the senior IC who writes the code, then makes sure it survives contact with the field.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of robotics software engineering with real shipped systems behind you
- Strong hands-on development chops. You're a builder first, and you write production code that runs on real hardware
- ROS2 experience and the judgment to know when not to use it
- Experience building or operating CI/CD for robotics or hardware-in-the-loop systems
- A genuine ownership mentality toward quality. You've seen what bad test discipline costs in the field and you fix it without being asked
- Where you probably come from: Senior IC at robotics companies that shipped to customers or operators, defense robotics groups, autonomy at automotive, or aerospace robotics programs that put software in front of real users

Tags: Engineering