Seasats · 3 weeks ago
Senior Vehicle Software Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $210K/yr
6+ years expSeasats is passionate about delivering maritime robotics solutions to redefine the maritime industry. The Senior Vehicle Software Engineer will be responsible for integrating onboard subsystems into a cohesive whole, developing software for autonomous surface vehicles, and collaborating with teammates to enhance software engineering practices.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DronesMarine TechnologyNational SecurityRobotics
No H1B
Responsibilities
Designing, implementing, and testing new features to make our boats smarter, more robust, and easier to use
Developing and validating new autonomy algorithms to safely guide our boats through channels and across oceans
Working hands-on to integrate new sensors and payloads
Continuously adding to and improving our automated test suite, tooling, and health checks
Supporting vehicle checkout, testing, troubleshooting, and demonstrations by making trips to our local launch points with a laptop to provide hands-on support
Spending time mentoring teammates and collaborating to shape the team’s technical path
Qualification
Required
6+ years of professional software industry experience, with 3+ years developing embedded software
Mastery of Python
Strong proficiency in C++
Experience integrating a variety of sensor data in autonomous systems (ex. IMU, GPS, RADAR, LiDAR, etc.)
Demonstrated experience designing software architectures and algorithms for systems with tight resource limits
Excellent leadership, collaboration, and teamwork skills, with a side of humility
Preferred
Proficiency working in Linux environments
Experience with messaging/middleware frameworks (ex. MQTT, ZeroMQ, ROS)
Familiarity with common sensor communication protocols (ex. RS-232, RS-485, TCP/IP, NMEA-2000, CAN, I2C, SPI)
Familiarity with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Benefits
Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)
401k matching up to 4% of salary
Four free lunches per week
An employee activity fund
A pet-friendly office
Unlimited/Flex PTO
Company
Seasats
Seasats: Effortless ocean data.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$43.1MKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseL3Harris TechnologiesTechstars
2026-01-15Grant· $24M
2025-03-13Series Unknown· $9.09M
2022-10-19Seed· $10M
Leadership Team
Mike Flanigan
Co-Founder
Dan Flanigan
Founder Emeritus
Recent News
2025-10-23
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