# Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems at True Talent Solutions Partners

- Company: True Talent Solutions Partners
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: Palo Alto
- Level: Senior
- Discipline: Backend
- Employment: Full-time
- Salary: $145K–275K
- Posted: 2026-11-11
- Skills: Client Roles
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/true-talent-solutions-partners/c7cac65e-e691-4329-88b4-fa1b0c533b29

## Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join a customer-facing product engineering team building cloud and edge software for command and control of autonomous systems. You will help integrate sensors, unmanned platforms, and AI-driven decision support for high-stakes operational and tactical missions.


WHAT YOU'LL DO

 - Design, build, and optimize backend and service-layer software for mission-critical autonomous systems.

 - Develop systems that process heterogeneous sensor data for real-time state estimation and threat detection.

 - Build LLM- and AI-driven capabilities that assess threats and support rapid operational decisions.

 - Integrate sensors, effectors, and autonomous platforms through reliable services and messaging.

 - Engineer scalable, dependable, and fail-safe software for demanding environments.

 - Collaborate with robotics, hardware, sensing, AI, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.


WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

 - Four to ten years of hands-on backend or service-layer software engineering experience.

 - Experience building core backend services, APIs, or middleware, including real-time data exchange between external systems.

 - Professional experience in autonomy, such as autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics, or factory automation.

 - Proficiency in one or more of Rust, Python, C++, or Java, along with a degree in computer science or a related technical field.

 - Experience shipping software in a fast-paced, prototype-to-field environment; this is a hands-on individual contributor role outside of research-focused work.

 - Experience integrating 

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