Senior Software Engineer - Autonomy Interface

About the Company

Overland AI is transforming land operations for modern defense. The company leverages advanced research in robotics and machine learning to deliver combined capabilities for unit commanders through its OverDrive autonomy stack and OverWatch C2 interface.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services for a command-and-control (C2) interface for autonomous ground vehicles
• Build and extend APIs using FastAPI with an emphasis on correctness and performance
• Develop and operate WebRTC-based services for real-time video and data streaming
• Build asynchronous systems to coordinate real-time data flows and concurrent workloads
• Integrate backend services with communication protocols and middleware, including event-driven messaging systems
• Collaborate with frontend and autonomy engineers to deliver end-to-end features
• Participate in field exercises and testing to observe system behavior in real-world environments

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, or 7+ years of professional experience
• Experience building and operating production backend systems using Python

Preferred Qualifications

• MS degree or PhD
• Deep experience with FastAPI
• Strong understanding of asyncio and asynchronous programming patterns in Python
• Hands-on experience with WebRTC-based systems, signaling, and real-time media/data pipelines
• Experience with real-time messaging systems, specifically MQTT
• Interest in or experience with PyTAK or ROS 2
• Experience with TypeScript or frontend-backend integration

Benefits

• Salary range of $200K to $240K annually
• Equity compensation
• Best-in-class healthcare, dental, and vision plans
• Unlimited PTO
• 401k with company match
• Parental leave