Systems Software Engineer, Generalist

The role

This person will develop software that powers autonomous maritime systems. The role involves working across the full stack from low-level hardware interfaces to backend services and mission-critical applications.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain software for autonomous vehicle systems and supporting infrastructure.
• Build reliable, scalable, and maintainable software solutions across embedded, systems, and application layers.
• Develop software that interfaces with sensors, actuators, networking equipment, and onboard compute systems.
• Collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, autonomy, perception, and field engineering teams.
• Optimize software performance, reliability, observability, and fault tolerance in mission-critical environments.
• Design and implement distributed services, communication frameworks, and data pipelines supporting autonomous operations.
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision-making across software and systems domains.
• Support testing, validation, deployment, and troubleshooting of software in both laboratory and field environments.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes, tooling, and development practices.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in one or more of: C++, Python, Rust, Go.
• Experience developing software for systems that interact with physical hardware.
• Strong understanding of Linux-based development environments.
• Experience with software architecture, debugging, testing, and performance optimization.
• Experience working on complex distributed, real-time, embedded, robotics, autonomy, aerospace, defense, maritime, automotive, industrial automation, or similar systems.
• Ability to operate effectively in cross-functional engineering environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, device drivers, or hardware communication protocols.
• Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, UAVs, UGVs, USVs, or maritime platforms.
• Experience with networking, distributed systems, middleware, or communication frameworks.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, backend services, and deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with ROS/ROS2 or similar robotics frameworks.
• Experience integrating software with sensors, controls, or electromechanical systems.
• Experience supporting field testing and operational deployments.
• Exposure to defense, aerospace, maritime, or other mission-critical environments.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services
• Dental and Vision Insurance: Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics and vision care
• Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents
• Time Off: Generous PTO and Holidays
• Parental Leave: Paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents
• Competitive Salary: Industry-standard salaries with opportunities for performance-based bonuses
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan
• Stock Options: Equity options to give employees a stake in the company's success
• Life and Disability Insurance: Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Free lunch benefit
• Unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office

Before you apply

• Requires access to export-controlled information or items that require U.S. Person status.
• U.S. Person status is defined as U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, or certain protected classes of asylees and refugees.

About the company

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.