Senior Systems Software Engineer - Maritime Autonomy

Saronic Technologies Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

Time Off

Parental Leave

Competitive Salary

401(k) Plan

Stock Options

Life & Disability Insurance

Free Lunch

Snacks in Office

Job summary

Saronic Technologies Inc. is seeking experienced Systems Software Engineers to develop software powering autonomous maritime systems.

This role spans embedded hardware interfaces, backend services, and mission-critical applications for complex cyber-physical environments. The ideal candidate has strong software fundamentals and experience with systems that interact with real-world hardware, robotics platforms, or autonomous systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong 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, or maritime systems.
• Ability to operate effectively in cross-functional engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software for autonomous vehicle systems and supporting infrastructure.
• Build reliable, scalable software across embedded, systems, and application layers.
• Develop software interfacing with sensors, actuators, networking equipment, and onboard compute systems.
• Collaborate 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.
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision-making.
• Support testing, validation, deployment, and troubleshooting in lab and field environments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes and tooling.

Skills

C++

Python

Rust

Go

Tools

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Device drivers

ROS/ROS2

Networking protocols

Job description

Saronic Technologies Inc. is seeking experienced Systems Software Engineers to develop software powering autonomous maritime systems.

This role spans embedded hardware interfaces, backend services, and mission-critical applications for complex cyber-physical environments. The ideal candidate has strong software fundamentals and experience with systems that interact with real-world hardware, robotics platforms, or autonomous systems.