Senior Software Engineer

About the role

Our Mission: To Be Bold and Impactful

At Emesent, we build autonomous robotics, LiDAR mapping, and spatial data technologies that are transforming the way industries understand and interact with the physical world. Founded in 2018 with deep roots in Australia's globally recognised CSIRO, Emesent has become a global leader in drone autonomy and mobile mapping solutions.

With a rapidly growing international customer base and expanding product portfolio across hardware, desktop software, and cloud platforms, we are entering an exciting new phase of growth and we're looking for engineers who want to help shape what comes next.

The Opportunity

Cortex is the software and control architecture at the heart of every Emesent scanner. It's what takes you from handheld mapping all the way to autonomously controlling robotic systems connected to it. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Capture team, you'll focus on the software engineering craft that makes Cortex robust and reliable: sound architecture, high-quality code, strong automated testing, and smooth deployment.

You'll work hands-on across the stack with a strong focus on the software architecture and deployment of the robotics Cortex stack, from low-level C++ modules to the Python tooling that supports development work, testing, tuning, and deployment. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the Capture Engineering Manager, where we're looking first and foremost for depth in software engineering.

Key Responsibilities

Software Design & Architecture

- Apply SOLID software engineering and architectural principles across the Cortex stack

- Contribute to and help evolve the software architecture so it remains scalable, maintainable, and extensible as the platform and team grow

- Design, implement, and maintain core Cortex modules, including domains such as hardware interface, navigation, mapping, and perception

- Make sound technical trade-offs and drive design decisions that keep the stack reliable as it scales

Software Development

- Write production-quality C++ for performance-critical components

- Build supporting tools, test harnesses, and analysis scripts in Python

- Use Bash for scripting and automation across development and deployment workflows

- Develop software in Linux-based systems

Testing, Deployment & CI/CD

- Own and expand automated testing and regression pipelines to keep the stack reliable as it grows

- Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines and containerised development workflows (Docker)

- Deploy and integrate software using the GitHub and AWS ecosystems

- Validate software behaviours in simulation and on physical hardware, including field trials

Collaboration & Mentorship

- Mentor other engineers in the team, helping build their technical skills and judgement