🇺🇸ROS jobs in California
104 open roles mentioning ROS in California as of Nov 14, 2026. Applied, Shield AI, Anduril Industries, Wayve and Samsung Research America have the most. The median advertised salary is $200K.
- Senior Software Engineer, Roblox OSRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$197K - $243KSeniorROS
- Software Engineer, RoboticsIntegrated Biosciences, Inc. · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA$140K - $230KTypeScriptReactPostgreSQL
- Senior Software Engineer, PerformanceNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $291KSeniorC++CUDAROS
- Software Development Engineer - New GraduateShield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—JuniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- Principal Robotics Software EngineerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$235K - $305KLeadC++CI/CDROS
- Manager, Engineering - Software Integration - San Mateo (R5237)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, US$208K - $312KPythonC++ROS
- Software Engineer, ROS Open Platform & AI EnablementRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$153K - $197KPythonTypeScriptAI
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Core ConnectivityZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$255K - $320KLeadC++LinuxROS
- Staff Robotics Software Engineer, CUAS, OmenAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States—LeadRustPythonC++
- Senior Flight Test Engineer - Mission Autonomy (UAS - Fury)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$147K - $196KSeniorPythonC++ROS
- Flight Test Engineer - Mission Autonomy (UAS - Fury)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$117K - $154KPythonC++ROS
- Flight Test Engineer - Mission AutonomyAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$88K - $117KPythonC++ROS
- Robotics Integration Engineer, Tech LeadApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$180K - $210KLeadC++LinuxCI/CD
- Software Engineer, C++ (Onboard Platform)Applied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$125K - $222KPythonC++ROS
- Senior Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration - San Mateo (R6246)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, US$154K - $231KSeniorPythonC++CI/CD
- Senior Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R6246)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US$128K - $192KSeniorPythonC++CI/CD
- Senior Robotics Engineer, Robot LearningSenra Systems · 🇺🇸Cypress, California, United States$200K - $260KSeniorPythonC++PyTorch
- Senior Robotics Engineer, ProductionSenra Systems · 🇺🇸Cypress, California, United States$180K - $220KSeniorPythonC++ROS
- Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration - San Mateo (R4483)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, US$189K - $283KLeadPythonC++CI/CD
- Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R4483)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US$157K - $236KLeadPythonC++CI/CD
- Manager, Engineering - Software Integration (R5237)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US$173K - $260KPythonC++ROS
- Integration Engineer - Hands1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$125K - $221KC++LinuxCI/CD
- Senior Software Engineer, Mission Perception, Planning, and OperationsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KSeniorROSComputer Vision
- Senior Engineer, Flight Test (R5371)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US$119K - $178KSeniorLinuxCI/CDROS
- Staff UAS Flight Test Operator - 5793Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US$57 - $85 an hourLeadLinuxROS
- Robotics & Automation EngineerFuse · 🇺🇸San Leandro, California$125K - $165KPythonC++ROS
- Robotics Software EngineerRelling · 🇺🇸San Francisco—PythonC++ROS
- Senior Perception Learning EngineerApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$220K - $250KSeniorPythonC++PyTorch
- Robotics Maintenance TechnicianALTEN Technology USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$100K - $115KPythonLinuxROS
- Senior Robot Systems, Software Engineer - Robot IntelligenceSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$163K - $225KSeniorPythonC++Docker
- Principle Roboticist, Robot Foundation ModelWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$296K - $375KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Principle Engineer, 3D ReconstructionWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$296K - $335KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Staff Robotics Engineer, LocalizationWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$276K - $294KLeadPythonC++CUDA
- Senior Staff, Robot Systems Software Architect - Robot IntelligenceSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$204K - $306KLeadPythonC++Docker
- Onsite Validation EngineerGoVenti · 🇺🇸California—C++LinuxROS
- Senior Engineer, Software Integration (R5462)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—SeniorPythonC++Linux
- Manager, Software Test & Automation (R5461)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—CI/CDROS
- Software Engineer, ROSRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$169K - $212KPythonTypeScriptReact
- Machine Learning Software EngineerFoundational Industries · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area—PythonC++Machine Learning
- Tactical Networking EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$112K - $149KROSComputer Vision
- Senior Software Engineer - OS, Robot SoftwareWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$200K - $250KSeniorC++LinuxROS
- Staff Software Engineer - OS, Robot SoftwareWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$275K - $293KLeadC++LinuxROS
- Robotics Software Engineer - New GradRelling · 🇺🇸San Francisco—JuniorPythonC++ROS
- Senior Embedded Linux EngineerApptronik · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$210K - $235KSeniorPythonC++Linux
- Senior Engineer, System Integration Test (R6086)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—SeniorPythonLinuxROS
- Robotics Engineer - FF Academy (4 Openings)AlxCrypto Holdings Inc. · 🇺🇸Los Angeles—PythonC++ROS
- Tech Specialist, Planning & Control, Dream DriveLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KPythonC++CI/CD
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle Networks & DiagnosticsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonCI/CDROS
- 2027 Internship State Estimation, Learned Mapping & Semantic SLAMBedrock Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—InternRustPythonC++
- Senior Software Engineer, Fleet ConnectivityDyna Robotics · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA—SeniorRustPythonC++
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Questions about ROS jobs in California
- How many ROS jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 104 open ROS jobs in California at 35 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 8 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most ROS jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Applied (15), Shield AI (14), Anduril Industries (9), Samsung Research America (5) and Wayve (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote ROS jobs in California?
- None of the 104 open ROS jobs in California are listed as remote at the moment. Remote roles appear here as soon as employers post them.
- What do ROS jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $200K, based on 81 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $174K and $235K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for ROS jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.









