Systems Software Engineer, Generalist

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proficiency in C++, Python, Rust, or 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, or industrial automation systems
• Ability to operate effectively in cross-functional engineering environments

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

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.