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# Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems

- **Company:** JV RECRUITING SOLUTIONS, LLC
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), 3D Visualization, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Applications Architecture, Software Applications, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), Node.Js, Operational Data Store, Software Architecture, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, WebSocket, ReactJS, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, Video Streaming, Industrial Software
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0b4e80c92fed8bac

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
 * Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering field
 * Strong hands-on software development experience
 * Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks such as React
 * Experience developing production backend services or APIs
 * Experience with real-time data, telemetry, streaming, or event-driven systems
 * Experience building software that interacts with connected devices, vehicles, robots, industrial systems, or other physical systems
 * Strong debugging, system design, testing, and software architecture fundamentals
 * Comfortable working across multiple layers of a software system

Relevant Backgrounds

We are especially interested in engineers coming from environments such as:

 * Robotics
 * Autonomous systems
 * Automotive / vehicle software
 * Aerospace
 * Defense technology
 * Industrial automation
 * Warehouse automation
 * Connected devices / IoT
 * Simulation
 * Fleet operations
 * Remote operations
 * Mission-critical software

Helpful Technical Experience

Experience with some of the following is useful, but no specific combination is required:

 * React
 * TypeScript / JavaScript
 * Python
 * C++
 * Node.js
 * Real-time messaging or streaming technologies
 * WebSockets
 * MQTT
 * Kafka
 * gRPC
 * Mapping or geospatial technologies
 * 3D visualization
 * Robotics or control-system frameworks

## Description

This is a hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys working across application software, backend services, real-time data, and systems that interact with physical hardware.

What You'll Do

 * Build production software used in autonomous and real-world operational environments
 * Develop applications for monitoring, telemetry, system status, and operational workflows
 * Build user-facing applications using modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks
 * Develop backend services and APIs that connect applications with physical systems and operational data
 * Work with live and streaming data from connected devices and systems
 * Build or improve visualization, mapping, or spatial interfaces
 * Debug issues across application, backend, communications, and hardware layers
 * Collaborate closely with software, autonomy, hardware, and operations teams
 * Improve reliability, testing, usability, and scalability of deployed systems