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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Robotics Software Engineer - **Company:** LIDAR CORP. - **Location:** Suamico, WI, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Vision, C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Distributed Systems, Linux on Embedded Systems, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Python (Programming Language), Sensor Fusion, Real Time Systems - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-robotics-software-engineer-rc-mowers-7964447 ## About the Role * Strong production ROS2 experience - not a class, not a side project; you've shipped and maintained ROS2 software that users depend on * Solid C++ and/or Python; comfort moving between them * Experience with at least one of: fleet management/distributed systems at scale, or computer vision and sensor fusion in real-world conditions * A sense of when to build, when to integrate, and when to throw something out * The judgment to operate as a senior IC: you scope your own work, push back when the spec is wrong, and ship without needing to be managed * Clear technical writing - design docs, postmortems, code review comments that move the team forward ## Description * Develop and ship ROS2 features that enhance machine behavior and unlock new capabilities * Build out our fleet management layer - telemetry, OTA, remote ops, fleet-wide observability * Work on perception, sensor fusion, and decision-making in unstructured outdoor environments * Collaborate directly with mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers - and with the technicians who validate and field-test what you build * Make architectural calls that affect what the platform can do two and three years out * Help shape how we hire, review, and scale the software team as we grow, * Outdoor or off-road robotics experience (agricultural, construction, defense, mining, AMR) * Production computer vision in unstructured environments * OTA update systems, fleet telemetry pipelines, remote operations tooling * Embedded Linux, real-time systems, or low-level controls experience * GPS-denied or GPS-degraded localization * Work that's been deployed at meaningful scale (hundreds-plus units) ABOUT THE TEAM The engineering team is ten people. No one is coasting. We don't have process layers between you and the machine. Code review matters here. Design discussions are technical and direct. Decisions get made by the people closest to the work - and the company is led by an engineer who knows the difference between cheap and right. We make trade-offs deliberately, not by default. You'll have unusual ownership for a company our size, and peers who'll push back hard when you're wrong. We're based near Green Bay, Wisconsin. Cost of living is a fraction of what you'd pay in a coastal tech hub, the commute is ten minutes, and the work is on real robots in real terrain - not a campus parking lot. WHAT THIS IS NOT A research position. A role where you'll spend a year on a prototype that doesn't ship. A place where someone else writes the spec and you implement it. 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