Principal Robotics Software Engineer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $174k - $305k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Blue River Technology

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2011

🌾 Agriculture

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔧 Hardware

Agriculture • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware

Blue River Technology is at the forefront of agricultural innovation, developing intelligent machinery designed to improve farming yields and reduce environmental impacts. By integrating robotics, computer vision, and machine learning, the company is revolutionizing agriculture through a unique blend of Silicon Valley tech and hands-on fieldwork. Their purpose is to tackle significant challenges in agriculture, optimize chemical usage, and drive global sustainability, all while fostering an engaged and collaborative company culture.

📋 Description

• Provide technical leadership and architectural vision for Blue River Technology's Robotics Team • Lead the design, development, and execution of complex software systems for autonomous platforms • Work across Deere engineering groups to change vehicle safety behavior, control vehicles, and unlock valuable data signals • Drive technical vision and software architecture across multi-quarter robotics initiatives • Establish design patterns and engineering best practices • Architect, design, and maintain high-performance, fault-tolerant robotics software systems • Partner with Robotics, Perception, Machine Learning, Hardware, Systems Engineering, and Product teams • Define software requirements, hardware-software interfaces, and system-level validation plans • Champion coding standards, automated testing, continuous integration, and real-world deployment protocols • Guide and mentor senior, mid-level, and junior engineers through design reviews, clean code practices, and system troubleshooting • Stay current with robotics, AI/ML, dynamic controls, and real-time computing trends

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 4+ years in a Principal or Staff-level capacity within robotics, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, or heavy machinery automation • Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ and Python within Linux-based development environments • Deep hands-on experience with robotics frameworks such as ROS/ROS 2 or CyberRT • Expertise in motion planning, kinematics, trajectory generation, localization, perception, or control theory • Experience with multi-threaded C++ applications and basic IPC • Experience writing software interfacing with physical hardware or sensors such as LIDAR, cameras, IMUs, or GPS • Ability to work across high-level system architecture and debug complex hardware-software integration edge cases • Ability to balance long-term architectural quality with short-term shipping velocity • Ability to build alignment across multidisciplinary engineering, product, and leadership teams • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field • Individual applicants only; unsolicited third-party agencies or proxy interview services are not accepted

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual performance bonus • Competitive benefit package • Recruiting, mentorship, career development, and learning & development programs • Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities