Software Engineer
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- On-site · San Francisco
Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Watney's standard text
Our Mission
Expand human ambition in the physical world.
Critical infrastructure is constrained by labor shortages, hazardous working conditions, and operational complexity. Watney builds and deploys autonomous robotic systems that increase the speed and capacity of buildout, starting with data centers.
About the Role
At Watney, full stack engineers own our software ecosystem end-to-end, meaning you will regularly cross the boundary between high-throughput backend infrastructure, enterprise customer platforms, and highly interactive web frontend interfaces. As we rapidly scale production deployments and robotics capabilities, you will work on the design and development of our off-robot systems.
What You’ll Do
- Core Platforms: Drive end-to-end development for video-heavy annotation platforms, VR teleoperation interfaces, and secure customer portals.
- Off-Robot Systems: Build cloud infrastructure, load balancing, and high-throughput pipelines to ingest and process petabyte-scale telemetry streams in real time.
You May Be a Good Fit If You:
- Have 2+ years of full-stack experience contributing to scalable cloud infrastructure, media/video streaming pipelines, or complex rendering systems.
- Experience with or interest in Rust, or have strong C++/functional programming fundamentals.
- Have experience operating software at the intersection of physical hardware, complex simulations, or autonomous vehicles.
Watney's standard text
We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team. At Watney Robotics, we welcome people of all backgrounds and identities, and we make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential. If you’re passionate about robotics but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply!
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What this role asks for
Particular to this role
C++ · Rust
Rare in Watney's other 15 open postings.
60% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Watney's standard text, folded away below.
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The team: Software HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 5 open in Software. 3 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in July: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Rust (3 of 5), C++ (2 of 5)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Software Engineer - Tools posted Oct 17
- Staff Firmware Engineer posted Oct 17
- Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure posted Oct 17
- Staff Software Engineer posted Jul 13
From the team and dates on Watney's own job board.
Salary context
214 other open postings titled Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 140,000 to USD 200,000 a year.
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