Senior Software Engineer: Fleet Workflows & Navy Systems

Sofar Ocean; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sofar Ocean in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work with U.S. Navy Fleet users on government maritime workflows and systems. Clearance or recent clearance is required.

This hands-on role sits close to users, workflows, interfaces, and external systems. It is a hybrid role based in the Norfolk, VA or San Diego, CA area, with frequent onsite work—typically 2–3 days per week alongside Fleet Weather Center users.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience developing user-facing software and the backend services or APIs that support it.
• Experience with TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, or similar modern software development languages.
• Strong visual and product sense, with the ability to independently design and build clear, intuitive user interfaces from observed user workflows and needs.
• Ability to translate operational workflows and domain concepts into practical application behavior.
• Comfortable working directly with users to understand how they actually work and where software can improve their workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills across application and integration boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Understand Fleet Weather Center workflows and operational needs.
• Translate observed Fleet workflows into practical software and user-interface improvements.
• Improve workflows for routing, voyage planning, route review, and route comparison.
• Develop clear presentation of route, weather, vessel, voyage, and related information.
• Prototype workflow concepts with users and iterate based on feedback.
• Integrate and visualize routes and data produced by external Government systems.
• Prototype interoperability between Sofar technology and Navy/Government systems.
• Test and troubleshoot software with Fleet users and Government teams.
• Contribute to TypeScript/React applications, Python backends, APIs, data integrations, and testing.

Skills

5+ yrs exp

TypeScript/JavaScript

Python

API integration

UI design

Troubleshooting

User research

Team collaboration

Tools

TypeScript/React

Python

Git

Job description

Sofar Ocean in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work with U.S. Navy Fleet users on government maritime workflows and systems. Clearance or recent clearance is required.

This hands-on role sits close to users, workflows, interfaces, and external systems. It is a hybrid role based in the Norfolk, VA or San Diego, CA area, with frequent onsite work—typically 2–3 days per week alongside Fleet Weather Center users.