Posted 19 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Mapping Platform

IrvineOn-siteFull-time

AI Summary

Senior C++ Software Engineer responsible for refactoring, scaling, and productionizing the robotics mapping platform. Focus on architecture, robustness, and deployment readiness across large-scale C++/Python systems.

About this role

FieldAI’s Irvine team is where embodied AI meets real robots, real sensors, and real field deployments. Based in the heart of Southern California’s robotics ecosystem, we build risk-aware, reliable, field-ready AI systems that solve the hardest problems in robotics and unlock the full potential of embodied intelligence. If you want your work to ship, get tested on hardware, and improve through real deployments, Irvine is the place. We go beyond typical data-driven approaches or pure transformer-only architectures, combining rigorous engineering with learning systems proven in globally deployed solutions that deliver results today and get better every time our robots run in the field.

We are looking for a Senior C++ Software Engineer to help scale and productionize the core software infrastructure behind our robotics mapping platform. This role will focus on improving the architecture, robustness, maintainability, and deployment readiness of systems supporting large-scale facility scanning and robotics-enabled mapping workflows.

You will work closely with robotics engineers, mapping and localization specialists, and cross-functional deployment teams to evolve complex software systems into scalable, production-ready platforms capable of supporting enterprise customer environments.

This is a high-impact engineering role for someone who enjoys solving difficult systems problems, improving existing architectures, and operating in fast-moving environments where technical execution directly influences product delivery and operational success.

What You'll Do

Refactor and improve large-scale C++ and Python systems supporting robotics and mapping workflows

Improve software architecture, maintainability, scalability, and reliability across the platform

Support productionization and on-prem deployment initiatives

Optimize performance and operational robustness for deployment-critical systems

Collaborate with robotics, mapping, and deployment teams across multiple product lines

Debug and resolve complex systems and integration issues

Help establish engineering best practices, software quality standards, and scalable development patterns

Contribute to long-term technical strategy and platform evolution

Operate with high ownership in a fast-moving startup environment with evolving priorities and delivery timelines

What You Bring

Strong modern C++ experience in production environments

Strong software engineering fundamentals and systems thinking

Experience working within large or evolving codebases

Proven ability to refactor, scale, and improve existing systems

Experience debugging complex software and integration issues

Strong understanding of software architecture, maintainability, and performance optimization

Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Ownership mentality with a bias toward execution and problem solving

What Sets You Apart

Experience working in robotics, autonomy, industrial automation, or mapping environments

Familiarity with point cloud processing, LiDAR systems, or robotics software stacks

Experience supporting production or on-prem enterprise deployments

Exposure to ROS2, robotics middleware, or distributed robotics systems

Experience balancing rapid development with long-term maintainability and scalability

Ability to bring structure and engineering rigor to fast-growing technical organizations

Strong judgment around pragmatic engineering tradeoffs in high-growth environments

Skills

C++CI/CDCodebase ModernizationCross-Functional CollaborationDebugging Complex SystemsDeployment AutomationDistributed SystemsLiDARMaintainabilityMentoring/guidanceOn-prem DeploymentPerformance OptimizationPlatform ReliabilityPoint Cloud ProcessingPythonQuality StandardsRefactoringRobotics MiddlewareROS2ScalabilitySoftware ArchitectureSystem OwnershipUnit/integration Testing