Senior Payloads & Autonomy Software Integrations Engineer

Firestorm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and visions plans

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Equity grants

Unlimited PTO

Holiday calendar

Parental Leave

Lifestyle Spending Account

FSA

Job summary

Firestorm in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Software Integration Engineer to join the Payloads & Integrations team. You will accelerate payload integration, develop interfaces across software, hardware, and mission systems, and build tools for configuration, monitoring, and control.

You will work with cameras, gimbals, radios, sensors, and SDKs/APIs, collaborating with core software to upstream production-ready capabilities while delivering field-ready, reliable software in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR regulations.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong programming ability in one or more modern languages (C++, Python, Rust, Go, Java, TypeScript, or similar).
• Demonstrated history of holding yourself and your teammates to a high standard, even when it creates discomfort.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience across multiple layers of the stack
• Strong Linux experience including command-line workflows, debugging, and system administration tasks
• Experience with networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, UDP, routing, and network troubleshooting
• Experience integrating software with external systems through APIs, SDKs, or communication protocols
• Ability to quickly understand and modify large existing codebases
• Experience developing reliable production software in fast-moving environments
• Experience with Git including branching and upstream contributions

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain software interfaces between payload hardware, mission applications, and autonomy systems
• Integrate SDKs and APIs for cameras, gimbals, radios, sensors, and other mission equipment
• Develop tools and applications supporting payload configuration, monitoring, and control
• Customize or extend mission applications such as QGroundControl, TAK-based applications, and related operator interfaces
• Debug complex systems spanning Linux, networking, hardware interfaces, and distributed software components
• Build Docker-based deployment workflows for fielded software capabilities
• Work within a side-branch development process and collaborate with the core software team to make upstream production-ready changes
• Participate in field testing, demonstrations, and integration activities

Skills

C++

Python

Rust

Go

Java

TypeScript

Linux

Networking

APIs/SDKs

Distributed systems

Docker

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Git

Docker

QGroundControl

MAVLink

PX4

ArduPilot

Job description

Firestorm in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Software Integration Engineer to join the Payloads & Integrations team. You will accelerate payload integration, develop interfaces across software, hardware, and mission systems, and build tools for configuration, monitoring, and control.

You will work with cameras, gimbals, radios, sensors, and SDKs/APIs, collaborating with core software to upstream production-ready capabilities while delivering field-ready, reliable software in a fast-paced,