Robotics and Production Engineer in London

We are supporting a pioneering AI and autonomous vehicle technology organisation seeking an experienced Senior C++ Robotics Software Engineer to join a high-profile automotive programme. \n
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\nWorking on next-generation autonomous driving technology, you will help transform advanced robotics software from research-grade code into production-ready automotive libraries.\n
\nThis is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and writing high-quality C++ software that meets the standards required for deployment in production vehicle platforms.\n
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\nThe RoleYou will play a key role in developing and productionising core robotics libraries that underpin localisation, odometry, state estimation and sensor fusion capabilities for a major global automotive manufacturer.\n
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\nWorking closely with robotics and software engineering teams, you will evaluate existing algorithms and libraries, improve their quality and maintainability, and ensure they meet the rigorous standards expected of production automotive software.\n
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Key Responsibilities\n

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• Design, develop and productionise high-performance C++ robotics libraries for automotive systems.
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• Support localisation, odometry and state estimation software for next-generation autonomous vehicle programmes.
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• Refactor research and prototype code into robust, production-ready software.
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• Evaluate existing algorithms and determine whether they should be reused, redesigned, wrapped or replaced.
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• Improve software robustness, scalability, maintainability and testability.
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• Design clean, modular APIs and reusable software components.
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• Implement comprehensive testing and documentation to support long-term maintainability.
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• Work with robotics libraries supporting localisation, calibration, sensor fusion and vehicle positioning.
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• Ensure software aligns with automotive engineering best practices and production coding standards.
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• Contribute towards compliance with automotive coding guidelines, including MISRA-style principles where appropriate.
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Essential Skills & Experience\n

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• Strong commercial C++ software engineering experience.
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• Proven experience building production-quality software libraries rather than research prototypes.
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• Experience within automotive, robotics, autonomous systems or another safety-critical engineering environment.
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• Strong understanding of software architecture, modular library design and API development.
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• Experience productionising complex algorithms and engineering codebases.
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• Knowledge of localisation, odometry, sensor fusion, calibration or state estimation systems.
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• Strong understanding of software quality, testing, maintainability and deployment best practices.
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• Experience working within structured software engineering environments with high standards of code quality and compliance.
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• Ability to quickly understand complex robotics algorithms and translate them into production-ready software.
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This will be an inside IR35 contract role working via umbrella company with 2 days per week required onsite at their offices in Central London.