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# Founding Software Engineer - Autonomy Systems

- **Company:** STARHOLD LLC
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Middleware, Python (Programming Language), Diagnostic Tools
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25197_9c87bb6b5cc10e89f0d431d3cff84bc9

## About the Role

* Strong C++ and Python skills: you write robust, production-quality robotics software.
 * You have deployed and tested on physical robots and sensors in the real world, not just simulation.
 * Solid robotics fundamentals with hands-on experience in perception, planning, or manipulation.
 * You understand how autonomy modules interact in a real robot system and can reason about tradeoffs across accuracy, latency, robustness, and compute.
 * Familiar with ROS2 or similar middleware.

## Description

Implement autonomy modules: Implement reliable, production-quality components that give our robots a coherent understanding of their 3D environment.

Debug cross-module failures: Use diagnostic tools like visualization, logs, and real robot data to diagnose failures of a complex robotics system.

Manage system tradeoffs: Make practical engineering decisions across accuracy, latency, compute, robustness, and real-time robot behavior.

Test on real robots: Use hardware experiments and field data to evaluate performance, identify failure modes, and improve the autonomy reliability.