Robotics Software Engineer at Mutable Tactics

You will own core “Mastermind” modules, transforming high-level decision engines—including symbolic task planning and behavior trees—into high-performance, real-time C++ for edge compute. Working directly with the CTO in a team of four, you will take autonomous systems from prototype to deterministic field trials on real flight hardware.

• Design and implement core modules in modern C++ (17/20) for task execution, world-state management, and platform adapters for autonomous vehicles.
• Develop the reasoning side of the world model by abstracting fused perception tracks into symbolic states for the PDDL-based decision engine.
• Integrate partner platforms using MAVLink and ROS 2, leading field trials and ensuring deterministic performance on hardware like NVIDIA Jetson.

• Extensive production experience in modern C++ (17/20) focusing on concurrency, memory ownership, and performance profiling for real-time robotic systems.
• Deep technical background in symbolic task planning (PDDL), behavior trees, or decision-making under uncertainty (POMDPs) for real-world applications.
• Proven track record of shipping software for real physical robots using ROS 2 and Linux, with eligibility for UK SC clearance.

• Directly architect the decision-making “brain” of multi-robot systems, moving beyond simple simulation to real-world flight trials and field operations.
• Join an elite founding team of four in a pre-seed environment where your technical decisions immediately shape the core product and company trajectory.
• Solve the complex problem of coordinating heterogeneous robotic fleets under real-world uncertainty, sensor degradation, and mission-critical time constraints.