Senior Software & Machine Learning Engineer

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Austin, TX / $150000 - $175000 annum

INFO

Salary
SALARY:

$150000 - $175000

Location

LOCATION

Austin, TX

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

SENIOR SOFTWARE & ML ENGINEER (AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES / ROBOTICS)

REMOTE (OPTIONAL AUSTIN, TX OFFICE)

$150,000 - $175,000 BASE + BONUS + EQUITY + BENEFITS

The Opportunity

We're partnering with a fast-growing robotics and autonomous systems startup focused on vehicle navigation in GPS-denied environments. This is not a research role - you'll be building production-grade software and ML systems that run inside vehicles for military, defense, and commercial clients.

The team is flexible on seniority and open to mid-level through senior engineers who enjoy hands-on building, experimentation, and deep technical ownership.

What You'll Be Working On

  • Building and maintaining software for vehicle localization and navigation without GPS
  • Developing sensor fusion, mapping, and ML-driven algorithms to integrate with vehicle hardware and firmware
  • Reverse-engineering vehicle data streams and working with limited documentation
  • Prototyping and iterating rapidly to solve real-world challenges in off-road or complex environments
  • Collaborating closely across software, ML, and vehicle integration teams to design robust systems
  • Owning large chunks of the stack, from embedded C++ systems to ML algorithms and data processing pipelines

What We're Looking For

  • Strong experience in C++ (systems-level, embedded, or robotics applications)
  • Hands-on experience integrating software with hardware or vehicles
  • Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software architecture
  • Comfortable working with limited tooling and documentation, and solving ambiguous problems
  • Curious, resourceful, and entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to grow as an engineer

Nice to Have

  • Autonomous driving or wheeled robotics experience
  • ML experience for non-CV / non-LiDAR systems
  • GIS, mapping, or topographical data experience
  • Particle filters or localization algorithm knowledge
  • PCB / firmware development experience
  • Open-source contributions

Why This Role

  • Real ownership over production-grade systems - what you build runs in vehicles
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge autonomous vehicle and robotics technologies
  • Flexibility on seniority and career trajectory, with future leadership opportunities
  • Competitive compensation, equity, and room for impact in a growing startup
  • Hands-on, scrappy, and collaborative team culture - low ego, high technical depth

If you're excited to build real, deployed vehicle systems and ML solutions, not just prototypes, and want meaningful ownership on a fast-moving robotics platform, APPLY.

CONTACT

Chris Williams
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Internal Recruitment Consultant

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