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# Software Engineer - Mission Autonomy

- **Company:** Overland Ai
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cursor, Python (Programming Language), Software Prototyping, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Scripting, Robot Operating System, Large Language Models, Linux Development, Information Technology, Multiplatform
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineer-mission-autonomy-san-francisco-ca--751e39df-363d-4547-88c7-3cae9776cc26

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Software Engineering, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Robotics Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Archives Initiatives (OAI), Software Prototyping, Computer Science, Robotics, Python Programming/Scripting Language, * Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline.

 * 2+ years of experience as a software engineer for an autonomous robotics company.
 * 2+ years of experience developing in Python in a Linux development environment.
 * Experience in either planning, mapping, or perception
 * Desired Experience & Qualifications:
 * Demonstrated work using terrain or mapping data to plan routes for autonomous vehicles.
 * Experience developing and using simulation tooling.
 * Working knowledge of robotics interface software such as ROS 2, MAVLink and
 * Experience with common military messaging protocols such as Cursor on Target (CoT) and TAK.
 * Experience working with robotic decision-making frameworks ranging from classical (behavior trees) to state-of-the-art (LLM-based).
 * Self-starter who is excited to define the art of possible in a rapidly evolving field.

## Description

We are seeking a Software Engineer - Mission Autonomy to build software that enables a single operator to achieve their mission objectives by coordinating multiple autonomous platforms. As a member of the Mission Autonomy team, you will develop mission-level intelligence that supports the operator and complements platform level (vehicle) intelligence translating high level operator intent into coordinated, adaptable behaviors across the team of assets.

The ideal candidate has a strong robotics software background with experience in planning and multi-robot coordination, thrives on rapidly integrating new platforms and technologies, and is excited to push the boundaries of what's useful with autonomy transforming our best in class ground autonomy into an end to end mission capability solution.

What You'll Do

 * Develop AI-powered orchestration functionality that enhances multi-robot execution.
 * Leverage Overland AI's deep expertise in offroad navigation to create terrain-aware mission planning capabilities.
 * Design interfaces to pass task and status information between centralized mission software and individual assets.
 * Integrate new vehicle types (both OAI-developed and 3rd party) into the Mission Autonomy framework.
 * Rapidly prototype software solutions to deliver to users for immediate feedback, using learnings to inform longer-term development.