Senior Software Engineer - C++, Aerospace & Drone Systems

True North Consultants, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. is seeking engineers to advance the ASR C++ codebase for ground station and drone operations. You will contribute to algorithm development, protocol enhancements, and software architecture in a Linux-based environment.

The role requires strong C++ expertise, experience with front-end HTML/JavaScript, back-end Python, and Android development. Candidates should be comfortable with agile processes and aerospace industry practices.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen
• Strong development experience with C++
• Front end web development using HTML CSS Java Script
• Backend web development using Python
• Android development using Java or Kotlin
• Strong grasp and preference for object-oriented development methodologies
• Strong mathematical and/or physics background including comfort with vector operations
• Expert in coding in C and C++ including the standard template library
• Advanced low-level knowledge such as compiler operation and memory management
• Experience developing in a Linux environment including use of POSIX and similar libraries
• Comfort working independently with limited oversight
• Ability to remain calm and effective under operational pressure
• Experience with software development processes such as Agile
• Experience with aerospace software development processes

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend ASR C++ code base for ground station and drone operations
• Development of new algorithms
• Modifications and extension of our communications protocol
• Software architecture and engineering process development

Skills

C++ development

Front-end web development

Python back-end

Android development

Object-oriented design

C/C++ with STL

Linux/POSIX

Agile

Aerospace software

Embedded systems

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Yocto

STM32

Flutter

React Native

Xamarin

Pub/Sub

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. is seeking engineers to advance the ASR C++ codebase for ground station and drone operations. You will contribute to algorithm development, protocol enhancements, and software architecture in a Linux-based environment.

The role requires strong C++ expertise, experience with front-end HTML/JavaScript, back-end Python, and Android development. Candidates should be comfortable with agile processes and aerospace industry practices.