> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2653607-autonomy-software-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2653607-autonomy-software-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Autonomy Software Engineer - **Company:** TILT Inc. - **Location:** Annapolis, MD, United States - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $180,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Linux, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Real-Time Operating Systems, Git, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ecb9b40e2c846d27 ## About the Role Must have: * Strong C++ and/or C, and the judgment to write software that holds up under demanding conditions * Comfort on embedded, real-time, or Linux targets * Solid grasp of sensors, timing, and working at the hardware boundary * Git-fluent, and able to work independently in a small team with shifting priorities * U.S. citizenship or permanent residency Strongly preferred: * Flight-stack experience - PX4, ArduPilot or MAVLink * Controls, state estimation, or GNC fundamentals (Kalman filtering, PID, simulation) * Python for tooling and analysis * Experience taking code onto vehicles or other hardware Nice to have: * UAV, marine, or other uncrewed-systems domain experience * DDS or other comms/telemetry work * Full-stack ability for internal tools and dashboards * Active security clearance We care more about what you can build than where you learned it. No specific degree is required, and the pay band spans mid-level through senior - we'll match the offer to the person. ## Description TILT Autonomy builds autonomy hardware and software for uncrewed systems - flight management control systems for aircraft and for surface vessels. We're a focused, technical team, and most of us come from engineering or defense backgrounds. We're growing, and we need another engineer who can take a hard problem and drive it to a working result. The Role You'll write autonomy software that runs on aircraft and vessels. Embedded and real-time code that is close to the hardware, control and estimation logic that makes an aircraft or a boat do the right thing, and the tools around it. Because we're a small team, you'll touch a wide surface. One week is firmware and sensor integration; the next is a control loop, a ground-station feature, or a build tool that makes everyone faster. What You'll Own * Write and test embedded / real-time software for flight and vessel platforms * Build and tune control, guidance, and state-estimation logic, validated in sim and on hardware * Integrate sensors, actuators, and comms - reason about timing, and diagnose issues at the hardware boundary * Improve the tooling and infrastructure the team builds on - ground software, test rigs, data pipelines, internal tools * Take a fuzzy directive and carry it to a working, tested result without waiting to be told the next step ## Related Videos - [How to develop an autonomous car end-to-end: Robotic Drive and the mobility revolution](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/22-how-to-develop-an-autonomous-car-end-to-end-robotic-drive-and-the-mobility-revolution) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Reality and Beyond: Coding a Drone Using {Unity 3D .NET} and ChatGPT AI!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/702-reality-and-beyond-coding-a-drone-using-unity-3d-net-and-chatgpt-ai) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this)