Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Drone Software

About the role

Auterion is looking for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join a swarming programme. You will drive development of new features, take part in architecture and design decisions and have real impact across the team's projects. The role spans the full autonomy lifecycle, from developing autonomy capabilities to investigating real-world flight-test data. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can work independently, with ambiguity and on their own.

Key responsibilities

• Drive development of new features across the autonomy stack and partner integrations
• Work with hardware engineers, product managers and external partners to define system requirements and turn them into software architecture
• Design and implement distributed state machines, leader election protocols and fault-tolerant architectures
• Write clean, maintainable code and handle complex concurrency and contention
• Run SITL/HITL simulations to validate code before physical deployment
• Take part in code reviews, architectural discussions and technical documentation
• Lead flight-test investigations and judge physical failure modes and release safety

Required profile

• 3+ years of professional engineering experience in robotics, embedded systems or distributed systems
• Embedded systems experience close to hardware on real-time or safety-critical platforms (avionics, automotive, robotics)
• EU citizenship required

Required skills

• Deep C++ proficiency, including highly concurrent systems
• Understanding of distributed systems and consensus design choices
• Familiarity with release management, versioned artifacts and pinned dependencies
• PX4, MAVLink and drone software ecosystems are a plus

What we offer

• Flexible working hours
• Stock options
• Generous holiday allowance and company pension plan
• Car parking and enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Mental health and wellbeing support