Staff engineer owning architecture and design of large parts of the FusionEngine navigation software, spanning the core engine, platform support, and regression/HITL testing. Work covers messaging, profiling, and build tooling across embedded bare-metal and Linux targets, plus installing and debugging in-vehicle and test-rig hardware. Stack includes modern C++ (20+) and Python.
Staff Platform Software Engineer
Location: San Francisco, CA β Hybrid -In Office 3 Days/Week
Point One Navigation is on a mission to bridge the digital and physical worlds through precision location. Our RTK Corrections Network and FusionEngineβ’ software deliver centimeter-level accuracy and high-confidence positioning for vehicles, robots, drones, and devices across industries. We're API-first, developer-focused, and pushing the boundaries of autonomy and automation.
The Role
Point One's FusionEngine is the heart of our navigation products β powerful and precise, flexible across sensor types and models, and scalable from large Linux systems down to real-time, bare-metal devices. Our team owns all of it: the core engine, the low-level platform support code beneath it, our cloud and local regression/HITL testing systems, and the in-vehicle and test-rig hardware integration that keeps them running.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll own the architecture and design of large parts of this system: turning high-level goals into solid designs, clean APIs, real test plans, and realistic schedules, then executing with minimal oversight.
Own Software Architecture and Design
Build Platform Infrastructure and Tooling
Build and Debug Real-Time Systems
Strengthen Testing, HITL, and Post-Processing Infrastructure
At Point One, our cultural and operating design is built around one guiding principle: we must move with extreme speed and efficiency of effort to stay in a leadership position.
This environment gives people a high level of autonomy and the ability to make a real impact. It also challenges every team member to grow β both professionally and personally. Because we focus on promoting from within rather than relying on external hiring, the opportunities for advancement are tremendous for those who seek them.
That said, growth only comes from delivering in the present. What matters most is the job to be done today, not the job you want tomorrow. When we all focus on todayβs outcomes with excellence, the path to greater responsibility and growth naturally follows.
We think about our culture in two dimensions:
These are the behaviors we expect every team member to bring to work β the foundation of being a consummate, high-output teammate:
These are the systems and norms that amplify speed and efficiency at the company level:
If this role sounds like a fit, weβd love to hear from you. Apply below and join us in shaping the future of precise location.
Compensation: $230K - $265.8K