44 autonomy engineer jobs at 33 companies in Napa, CA

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Principal Engineer, Autonomy
South San Francisco or Remote or New York City or Toronto or Seattle
$300k-$350k/yr HybridFull Time
AeroVect
AeroVect: Develops autonomous driving software for airport logistics vehicles.
15+ YOESenior IC with 15+ years building production autonomy systems; shipper of autonomy components; expert in perception, prediction, or planning; strong C++/Python; ROS/ROS 2; safety-focused.
C++, Python, ROS, ROS 2, Deep Learning
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Staff Autonomy Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Chef Robotics
Chef Robotics: AI-powered robots automating meal assembly for food manufacturers.
Shipping autonomy systems; strong Python/C++; leadership; onsite five days a week; hands-on technical leadership.
Python, C++, ROS, PyTorch
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Senior Computer Vision & Autonomy Engineer
Oakland, California, United States
$120k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Arxlight
Arxlight: Developing next-generation autonomous drones for security and defense applications.
Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering; expert in object tracking, real-time software (C++20, CUDA, Python); Kalman filtering; GPS-denied perception; DL/CV pipelines for high-speed autonomy.
C++20, CUDA, Python, YOLO, KCF, SORT, DeepSORT, Kalman Filtering
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Autonomy Systems Software Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
$200k-$245k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Kodiak Robotics
Kodiak RoboticsNASDAQ: KDK: Develops autonomous driving technology for commercial trucking and defense.
Develop autonomy software; strong Python/MATLAB/C/C++ skills; knowledge of sensor fusion, ML, CV, motion planning, control; experience with safety-critical systems and V&V is a plus.
Python, MATLAB, C++, C, Machine Learning, Computer Vision
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Autonomy and Robotics Software Engineer
Huntington Beach or San Francisco
$125k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Mach Industries
Mach Industries: Designs and manufactures autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles for defense.
3+ YOEBS/MS/PhD in CS/Robotics/EE or 3+ years software engineering; strong C++ on Linux and Python; capable of end-to-end deployment of autonomy software.
C++, Python, Linux, Machine Learning tooling
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Mechatronics Engineer (Autonomy)
San Francisco, California, United States
$140k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Mariana Minerals
Mariana Minerals: Building software-first infrastructure to produce and refine critical minerals.
5+ YOEBachelor's in engineering discipline; 5+ years developing autonomy/robotics/embedded software; strong C++ and/or Python skills; experience with ROS/ROS 2, sensor integration (LiDAR, cameras, radar, IMU, GNSS), perception/localization/mapping, and real-time embedded systems.
C++, Python, ROS, ROS 2
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Senior Autonomy & Guidance Software Engineer
Los Angeles or San Francisco or Washington or London
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Develops advanced radar and sensing systems for modern defense.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/CE/Aerospace, 10+ years OOP experience, guidance algorithm design for UAS (ArduPilot), flight dynamics, embedded software on STM32 and Linux (Nvidia Jetson/AMD/Xilinx/Microblaze), real-time HW interfaces, vendor driver integration, Agile/CI practices, U.S. Person required.
Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), ArduPilot, STM32, Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, Microblaze, VHDL, git, Linux, Agile, Scrum, CI/CD
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Autonomy Algorithm Engineer, Planning & Prediction
Houston or San Francisco
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Bot Auto
Bot Auto: Operates a fleet of autonomous trucks for freight transportation.
2+ YOEBS/MS in CS/Robotics/EE or related; 2+ years production algorithms in robotics or real-time systems; strong C++/Python; expertise in motion planning, prediction, or mapping; track record shipping on real hardware.
C++, Python, GPU inference
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Software Engineer, Planning & Controls - Autonomy & Robotics
San Francisco, California, United States
$199k-$292k/yr OnsiteFull Time
DoorDash
DoorDashNASDAQ: DASH: On-demand delivery platform connecting consumers with local merchants.
MS/PhD in EE/ME/CS/Robotics required; deep controls and motion-planning expertise, strong C++ and embedded systems experience, dynamics modeling, flight controller development, and motion planning algorithm knowledge.
C++, PX4
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Staff Software Engineer, AI Tooling
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$280k/yr HybridFull Time
Airwallex
Airwallex: Global financial platform for business payments and money management.
8+ YOEBachelor's in CS/InfoSec, 8+ years as a software engineer, production code experience, Python and systems language (Golang/C/C++), Kubernetes/serverless/ETL experience, strong communication and autonomy.
Kubernetes, serverless, ETL, Python, Golang, C, C++, Linux
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Founding AI Engineer
London or San Francisco
$160k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Bead AI
Bead AI: Automates Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing using artificial intelligence agents.
Experience building, launching, and scaling agentic AI systems; own end-to-end AI workflows; comfortable with autonomy; client-facing; visa sponsorship possible for London/US relocation.
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Field Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Gritt Robotics
Gritt Robotics: Developing autonomous robots to automate outdoor construction tasks.
2+ YOEDegree or equivalent experience,2+ years deploying robotics/autonomy software in field environments,ROS2,Python,C++,on-site troubleshooting,regular travel to US job sites,legal authorization to work in the US.
ROS2, Python, C++
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Security Software Engineer, IAM
United States or San Francisco or New York City
$208k-$312k/yr RemoteFull Time
Vercel
Vercel: Frontend cloud platform for building and hosting web applications.
7+ YOE7+ years in identity/access management or platform security; deep Okta and Terraform expertise; AWS/GCP IAM experience; MDM/MAM experience (Jamf/Intune); strong collaboration and autonomy.
Okta, Terraform, AWS, GCP, Jamf, Intune, SCIM, SAML, OIDC, Google Workspace, Azure AD, Next.js, AI SDK
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Lead Engineer, Drive/Energy/ADAS Functional Safety FuSa and SOTIF
Charlotte or Novi or San Francisco or Los Angeles or New York City
$160k-$193k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Scout Motors
Scout Motors: Designs and manufactures all-electric rugged SUVs and trucks.
12+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering, 12+ years functional safety experience in automotive/ADAS/autonomy, proven full safety lifecycle delivery, expertise in structured safety cases, ISO 26262/21448/UL4600, HARA/FMEA/FTA/STPA, and AI/ML experience.
ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), UL 4600, HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA, GSN, AI/ML
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Autonomy Droid Perception SWE - Offboard Systems
South San Francisco, California, United States
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Zipline
Zipline: Operates an autonomous drone delivery system for medical supplies.
5+ YOE5+ years building and deploying deep-learning perception systems, strong classical computer vision and ML skills, experience with training/evaluation pipelines and deploying production models.
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Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Petra Security
Petra Security: AI-powered identity threat detection for Microsoft 365 environments.
3+ YOE3+ years software engineering; full-stack, data-intensive or real-time systems; ML/AI integration; high autonomy; craft-focused.
Node, TypeScript, React, Python
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Software Engineer, Robotics
Austin or New York City or San Francisco or Seattle
$269k-$317k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fluidstack
Fluidstack: Provides high-performance cloud GPU infrastructure for AI development.
Experience shipping production robotics/autonomy software, ROS or equivalent middleware experience, engineering for remote failure, integrating robot systems with enterprise software, and debugging hardware-software boundaries.
ROS, C++, Python, Go, Gazebo, Isaac
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Staff Software Engineer, Perception
Alameda, California, United States
$215k-$270k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Saildrone
Saildrone: Designer and operator of autonomous unmanned surface vehicles.
10+ YOESenior software engineer with 10+ years in perception/autonomy, real-time C++ on embedded/edge platforms, and multi-sensor fusion.
C++, CUDA, ROS, Python, NVIDIA Jetson/AGX
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Staff Design Engineer
San Francisco or United States
$236k-$300k/yr RemoteFull Time
Mixpanel
Mixpanel: Provides an event-based analytics platform for tracking user behavior.
8+ YOE8+ years design engineering experience; deep design sensibility; proficiency with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Next.js; experience building design systems; familiarity with AI-assisted workflows and prototyping; strong collaboration and autonomy.
React, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Next.js, Figma, Storybook, VSCode, Chromatic, GitHub
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Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Roadrunner
Roadrunner: AI-native revenue infrastructure for enterprise quote-to-cash processes.
Build and ship end-to-end software, AI agents, and enterprise-scale workflows with high autonomy and clear communication.
Python, AI/ML, LLM, Agent tooling