Software Engineer, Behaviors and Decision Making

Posted:
9/18/2025, 4:24:06 AM

Location(s):
South San Francisco, California, United States ⋅ California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

About Us

At Agtonomy, we’re not just building tech—we’re transforming how vital industries get work done. Our Physical AI and fleet services turn heavy machinery into intelligent, autonomous systems that tackle the toughest challenges in agriculture, turf, and beyond. Partnering with industry-leading equipment manufacturers, we’re creating a future where labor shortages, environmental strain, and inefficiencies are relics of the past. Our team is a tight-knit group of bold thinkers—engineers, innovators, and industry experts—who thrive on turning audacious ideas into reality. If you want to shape the future of industries that matter, this is your shot.

About the Role

As an engineer on the Autonomy Team, you will develop algorithms that enable our vehicles to translate complex farming tasks into autonomous behaviors. You will enable autonomous tractors to make intelligent decisions, ensuring safe and efficient interactions with people, vehicles, and the environment. You will work closely with perception, localization, and controls engineers on the team to design and evolve the decision making layers of the autonomy stack. You’ll collaborate with product and field operations teams to define safe and effective behaviors for functionally-safe industrial machines. This role is ideal for someone who loves combining math and software and is excited about enabling robots to operate intelligently in rugged environments.
Benefits

• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision for the employee (partner, children, or family is additional)
• Commuter Benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401k Plan
• Stock Options
• Collaborative work environment working alongside passionate mission-driven team!

Our interview process is generally conducted in five (5) phases:
1. Phone Screen with Hiring Manager (30 minutes)
2. Technical Evaluation in Domain (1 hour)
3. Software Engineering Evaluation (1 hour)
4. Panel Interview (Video interviews scheduled with key stakeholders, each interview will be 30 to 60 minutes)