Senior Payloads & Integrations Software Engineer

Firestorm; San Diego (CA); In loco; USD 140.000 - 170.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Equity grants for new hires

Unlimited PTO

Holiday calendar with breaks in Nov/De

Life insurance and disability coverage

Mental Health Resources

Descrizione del lavoro

Firestorm, headquartered in San Diego, is seeking a Senior Software Integration Engineer to accelerate payload integrations for autonomous systems. You will bridge software, hardware, and mission systems while building interfaces, tooling, and workflows to deploy new payload capabilities across platforms.

You will work with the core software team to validate integrations, develop deployment workflows using Docker, and participate in field testing and demonstrations.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 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).
• 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.

Mansioni

• 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

Conoscenze

C++

Python

Rust

Go

Java

TypeScript

APIs integration

Linux

Networking (TCP/UDP)

Git

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Strumenti

Git

Docker

QGroundControl

MAVLink

PX4

ArduPilot

Descrizione del lavoro

Firestorm, headquartered in San Diego, is seeking a Senior Software Integration Engineer to accelerate payload integrations for autonomous systems. You will bridge software, hardware, and mission systems while building interfaces, tooling, and workflows to deploy new payload capabilities across platforms.

You will work with the core software team to validate integrations, develop deployment workflows using Docker, and participate in field testing and demonstrations.