--- title: 'Software Engineer II/ Senior Software Engineer at Autoroboto' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-ii-senior-software-engineer-autoroboto-mountain-view-1wp3tvs76vgz' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Software Engineer II/ Senior Software Engineer at Autoroboto - **Company:** Autoroboto - **Location:** Mountain View, CA - **Compensation:** $170k–$220k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2023-06-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/autoroboto/60836ee6-a821-4bd4-89e9-71f1c0023a31 ## Job description We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in advancing our engineering efforts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Android and Linux development, with a focus on Kotlin, Java, C++, and Python. This position involves more complex UI work and deep system integrations, with an emphasis on extending our testing methods and automation solutions. As a Senior SWE, you will have increased responsibility, serving as the primary point of contact for all Lab automation development and execution. You will also aid in defining and evaluating future use cases and help craft a roadmap based on an understanding of available technologies. ## Responsibilities - Maintaining and enhancing our current lab setup to support all internal and external programs. - Developing and implementing advanced automation solutions to improve and extend our testing methods, with an eye towards optimizations to reduce duration. - Serving as the point of contact for all Lab automation development, execution planning, issue triaging, and communication of deliverables. - Defining and evaluating future use cases, helping to craft a program roadmap based on understanding of available technologies. - Configuring and integrating third-party tools with existing tools to streamline data collection trackers. - Developing advanced features for Android platform apps and Linux-based applications. - Reviewing, submitting, building, and evaluating Android app source code and Linux software modules. - Initiating and integrating device cameras in Android apps. - Managing complex image manipulation and data processing in both Android and Linux environments. - Experience with robotics and automation with respect to testing physical hardware. ## Preferred Qualifications - Advanced skills in scripting languages (Python, Shell). - Demonstrated innovative problem-solving approach and strong analytical skills. - Excellent working knowledge of the Linux command line. - Superior communication, project management, and people skills. - Ability to collect, synthesize, and evaluate product requirements from a broad, cross-functional engineering team. ## Nice to Have Skills - Significant experience in mobile testing, scientific lab work, or thorough debugging experience. - Advanced knowledge in photography. - Experience using 3D printers and other maker space tools. This senior role requires a seasoned problem solver and critical thinker with outstanding organizational and time management skills. The ideal candidate can "think like the enemy" to counteract potential risks and anticipate new ones, and has a strong sense of ownership with a proactive can-do attitude. Exceptional communication skills and the ability to document and share findings are also necessary. Join us and take the next step in your career with an innovative, forward-thinking team! ## About Autoroboto ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: AutoRoboto is a cross-disciplinary engineering firm that turns cameras into sensors, providing mechanical, electrical, software, data engineering, and security services from prototype to mass production. - **Entity Type**: Private (Consulting Firm) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Computers and Electronics Manufacturing; Engineering Services (Mechanical, Electrical, Software); Computer Vision & Machine Learning; Security & Biometric Testing - **Target customers**: Large tech companies (including a top-five global tech firm as a 12-year client), consumer electronics manufacturers, AR/VR platform builders, robotics companies - **Mission or purpose statement**: To turn camera input into reliable perception, taking machine learning and computer vision from the research lab to mass-market products at volumes exceeding one million units. ## Products & Services - **Machine Learning & Computer Vision**: Taking perception ML from research to mass-market products, including gesture sensing, depth sensing, and biometric security. (Service) - **Robotics & Teleoperation**: Designing custom robotic hardware, teleoperation rigs for VLA model training data, and automated calibration systems. (Service) - **Data Engineering & Collection**: Running large-scale, real-world data collection pipelines with structured, validated datasets for model training. (Service) - **Hardware & Software QA**: Validating camera-enabled devices across the full product lifecycle, from prototype to platforms used by hundreds of millions of people. (Service) - **Manufacturing & Mechanical Consulting**: Custom test fixtures, production-line calibration, and guidance from prototype through final quality assurance. (Service) - **Security & Biometric Testing**: Offensive security testing for camera-driven systems, including biometric and facial-recognition penetration testing. (Service) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private consulting firm) - **Key Metric**: 1M+ units shipped to consumer scale; 100Ms of users on platforms tested; 12 years continuous work for a top-five tech company - **Notable Clients/Partners**: One of the world’s five largest tech companies (12-year client across multiple teams). Past projects include a gesture-sensing consumer device, a depth-sensing AR platform, and biometric security for ML-powered products released to over a million consumers. - **Growth Signals**: The company is actively hiring (5 open positions as of late 2025/early 2026) across data engineering, robotics, QA, and security. LinkedIn followers have grown +4.8% year-over-year. ## Competitive Advantages - **Cross-disciplinary team under one roof**: Mechanical, electrical, and software engineering combined with data, QA, and security — enabling end-to-end development from prototype to mass production. - **Deep expertise in camera-driven systems**: A singular focus on turning cameras into dependable sensors, a thesis applied across multiple verticals (perception ML, biometrics, factory-line calibration, security). - **Proven track record at massive scale**: Over a million units shipped and platforms tested with hundreds of millions of users, demonstrating reliability at consumer scale. - **Long-term client relationships**: A 12-year continuous relationship with a top-five global tech company, indicating deep trust and repeat business. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Growing the team across data engineering, robotics, QA, and security. Continuing to serve large tech clients while expanding into new verticals for camera-driven hardware and software. - **Direction for growth**: Likely focused on expanding robotics and teleoperation capabilities (especially for VLA model training), data pipeline services, and biometric security testing as AI and camera-based systems proliferate. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: A small, flexible team (7 employees) that works on hard, cross-disciplinary problems for real products. The company prides itself on being able to adapt to “ever changing demands.” - **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Centrally located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Likely on-site or hybrid given the hardware/robotics focus. - **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Engineers get to work across every discipline — mechanical, electrical, software, data, and security — on products that ship to millions of users. The team includes alumni from Google, Amazon Lab126, Niantic, and other top tech companies. - **Open roles (as of early 2026)**: Lead Penetration Tester, Penetration Tester III, Penetration Tester I, Technical Program Manager, Systems Integration Engineer. ## Sources 1. [autoroboto.io](https://autoroboto.io/) 2. [autoroboto.io/jobs](https://autoroboto.io/jobs/) 3. [autoroboto.io/portfolio](https://autoroboto.io/portfolio/) 4. [linkedin.com/company/autoroboto](https://www.linkedin.com/company/autoroboto) 5. 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