Senior PX4 Developer
El Segundoonsitesenior
Posted 1mo ago · via Lever
About this role
Rainmaker builds systems to make it rain. Our autonomous drone fleets and weather modification platform operate worldwide: expanding freshwater supplies, protecting agriculture, and proving that cloud seeding works at scale.
You are:
A seasoned software engineer with a background in drone autonomy
Fast, thoughtful, autonomous, and opinionated
Willing to relocate to El Segundo, California
What you’ll work on:
Contribute to our drone autonomy software stack end-to-end as a domain expert
Modify and extend PX4 firmware for custom use cases and flight behaviors
Develop firmware for embedded systems across power, peripherals, and sensing
Support simulation-based testing in Gazebo, HITL, and SITL environments
Assist with flight test support, log analysis, and software debugging…
What we'd score you on
reqspace match rubricFive dimensions, recruiter-grade. Upload your resume and we'll generate a written explanation of where you fit and where the gaps are.
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Skills match
For this role: python, rust, c++, drone
2
Level fit
This role is senior-level. We check your trajectory against it.
3
Domain experience
Your work in the role's domain matters more than your years total. We weight recent and direct experience.
4
Recency
A skill you used last quarter weighs more than one from five years ago. We grade on recency, not lifetime.
5
Location fit
This role is based in El Segundo. We weight your proximity and willingness to relocate.
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Skills in this role
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pythonrustc++drone