Senior Software Engineer

Seattle, WA

About the role

AIM Intelligent Machines | Autonomous Earthmoving Safety First Real-World Results Rapid Deploy Our Team FAQ News Careers DEPLOY NOW Safety First Real-World Results Rapid Deploy Our Team FAQ News Careers Careers Senior Software Engineer About AIM Everything humanity depends on is mined, dug, or grown. At AIM, we are building the autonomous linchpin of civilization. We transform heavy machinery—bulldozers, loaders, excavators—into AI-powered fleets that operate continuously, safely, and at peak performance in the world’s harshest environments. AIM runs production mines, large scale infrastructure builds, and defense operations as a TRL9 hardened system, not a science experiment. Built by engineers from mining, construction, Waymo, SpaceX, Google and Tesla, AIM enables scalable earthmoving, turbocharging the global economy’s physical foundation. AIM is backed by some of the most sophisticated capital in the world, including General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Elad Gil, Human Capital, Ironspring Ventures, Mantis, DCVC.

About

The Role About you You're a builder who thrives in the intersection of software, robotics, and the physical world. You write clean, simple, reliable code - and you're motivated by solving hard technical problems that have direct, real-world impact. You love architecting systems that work reliably in production, you dive deep into debugging and performance, and you have strong judgment about technical trade-offs. You're equally comfortable writing production code, designing distributed systems, improving developer workflows, or debugging complex interactions across services, edge compute, and sensor interfaces. You take ownership - not just of your code, but of the business and customer outcomes that code enables. You push for rigor, testability, operational excellence, and high engineering standards. You want to work on problems where correctness, safety, reliability, and performance matter. And you want to do it with a world-class team that values clarity, customer obsession, and engineering excellence.

About us together We're going to change how the world builds. Along the way, we'll face hard engineering challenges: real-time constraints on edge compute perception, control, and autonomy pipeline interactions distributed configuration and update systems safety-critical code paths with zero-tolerance for failure field variability and environmental unpredictability data quality, observability, and serviceability across global deployments We will debate solutions, iterate quickly, confront the truth when things don't work, and build mechanisms that scale with quality. We'll write software that works not only in simulation or staging - but in sand, mud, cold, heat, vibration, shock loads, and the real operations our customers depend on. If that excites you - you're the kind of Senior SWE who will thrive here.

Responsibilities What you will own As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build the core systems that power AIM's autonomous machines and global fleet operations. Architect & Build Systems (Distributed, Edge, Cloud) Architect and implement critical components of AIM's autonomy software stack, spanning edge compute, cloud services, and on-premise systems. Design systems that meet real-time constraints and operate reliably in unpredictable physical environments. Build frameworks, APIs, and services that simplify integration across autonomy, controls, perception, and robotics infrastructure. Deliver High-Quality, Production-Ready Software Write clean, testable, maintainable code using modern software engineering principles. Drive improvements in code quality, reliability, observability, and debuggability. Lead code reviews, design reviews, and architectural discussions. Improve System Performance & Reliability Optimize compute, memory, networking, and inter-process performance across diverse environments. Identify systemic issues, root causes, and long-term architectural improvements. Own End-to-End Execution Work with TPMs, Systems, Autonomy, Hardware, and Field Ops to ensure your software works reliably on real machines. Partner with FDEs to understand field realities and incorporate operational truth back into the codebase. Drive root-cause analysis and elimination of recurring defects. Raise the Engineering Bar Mentor junior and mid-level engineers. Improve developer experience, CI/CD, test frameworks, and local development tooling. Help define SWE excellence and engineering mechanisms across the org.

Qualifications Basic

Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent hands-on experience. 5+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production systems. Strong coding ability in one or more languages: Python, C++, Go, Rust, TypeScript. Experience architecting or developing distributed systems, real-time systems, or large-scale production software. Experience with cloud technologies, databases, and service-oriented architectures. Ability to design systems for reliability, modularity, safety, testability, and maintainability. Strong debugging skills using logs, telemetry, metrics, and tracing tools. Ability to work across hardware/software interfaces and reason about real-world system behavior. Proven track record of delivering high-quality software independently and as part of cross-functional teams. Preferred

Qualifications Experience with robotics, autonomy, or real-world deployed systems (perception, controls, mapping, localization). Experience with distributed compute on edge devices or ruggedized hardware. Comfort with Linux systems programming, IPC, networking, or real-time constraints. Experience with numerical or ML libraries (NumPy, CuPy, PyTorch). Experience with CI/CD, config management, or DevOps tooling. Experience working with embedded devices, sensors, or firmware. Experience with serviceability, observability, or building systems that operate in high-entropy environments. Ability to simplify complex systems and drive architectural clarity. How you'll stand out You write remarkably clean code and design systems that are simple, maintainable, and scalable. You connect software decisions to real-world customer outcomes and machine behavior. You bring a strong safety and reliability mindset to your work. You turn ambiguity into well-structured, well-architected solutions. You elevate engineering rigor through mentorship, documentation, and clear communication. You operate confidently across autonomy, distributed systems, hardware interfaces, and field constraints. What we offer Opportunity to build software that directly shapes the future of autonomy and heavy equipment robotics. High-impact ownership across AIM's autonomy stack and global deployments. Collaboration with world-class engineers across software, autonomy, hardware, and robotics. Competitive

compensation, equity, medical/dental/vision, 401(k), life insurance. Travel opportunities to customer jobsites across the U.S., Australia, Europe, Africa, South America, and more. Why AIM? Joining AIM, You Will Solve a massive set of real-world problems that require scalable earth moving Accomplish that via deploying and expanding cutting edge tech Run your workstreams with the largest degree of autonomy Have an opportunity for rapid growth and a large voice on the direction of the company Receive company funded medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, gourmet food &

perks Experience a strong onsite collaboration (AIM offices, labs and proving grounds on the east side of the Greater Seattle area) Have an opportunity to travel to unique sites around the world (Americas, Australia, Africa & more) Details Department Engineering Location Seattle Type Full Time Apply Now Name * Email * Resume * Submit Application TERMS OF SERVICE WEBSITE TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY CUSTOMER TERMS SITE TERMS PRIVACY AIM INTELLIGENT MACHINES © 2025, All Rights Reserved

About AIM Intelligent Machines

AIM = AI Autonomy Platform for Heavy Machinery

Scalable earthmoving is not optional. It’s required for our civilization to flourish.

Critical materials like copper, iron ore, and lithium are in short supply and dangerous to mine. One billion people live less than 10 meters above rising oceans, 1 in 6 people live in areas with significant wildfire risk, 43% of critical infrastructure is in disrepair and will cost $2.6 trillion to fix, and pollution from the Manhattan Project is still being cleaned up with a $300 billion invoice. Food production must increase 60% to feed the 2050 population, and it will take 757 years to remove mines in Ukraine with traditional methods. What do these problems have in common? One, our civilization does not have a feasible way to address challenges of this magnitude. Two, earthmoving is a key part of the solution.

Our commercially deployed autonomy product runs a wide range of existing earthmoving machinery (new, older, large, small, any brand). As a result, our customers run their operations at maximum throughput and safety. The AIM platform unlocks tremendous value across mining, construction, and defense.

AIM has been built by world-class engineers who developed cutting-edge products at Google, Waymo, Tesla, and SpaceX. We bring deep expertise in autonomy, robotics, hardware, and advanced AI deployed at scale.