Company facts
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 244
- Headquarters
- United States
- Type
- Private
- Funding
- Series C · $60M · 2025
Account Manager, Ocean Mapping
THE COMPANY Saildrone is a maritime defense company and the global leader in autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). With more ocean miles and real-world operational experience than any USV manufacturer or…
Principal Software Engineer, Perception
Hands-on principal-level technical lead who defines the architecture and technical direction of perception systems — sensor fusion, probabilistic estimation, localization, tracking, and ML — for Saildrone's autonomous unmanned surface vehicles used in maritime defense, turning research into production software deployed on real vehicles.
Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems
Saildrone is hiring a Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems in Alameda, CA, to build production autonomy software in C++ for its unmanned surface vehicles. The role spans perception, localization, planning, and decision-making algorithms, integrating them with sensors and hardware, and validating behavior via simulation, telemetry, and field testing.
Software Engineer, Cloud
Build and operate the cloud backend services that ingest, process, store, and expose sensor and operational data from Saildrone's autonomous ocean vessels. Day to day is backend/API development in Python and TypeScript, data modeling, and running reliable distributed services on AWS at the Alameda, CA site.
Software Engineer, Geometric Computer Vision
Saildrone, a maritime defense company building autonomous unmanned surface vehicles, is hiring a computer vision engineer to develop geometric vision systems in C++ — camera calibration, multi-camera tracking, and estimation of motion, depth, and 3D structure — deployed on real autonomous vehicles at its Alameda, CA headquarters.
Vehicle Software Engineer
Vehicle Software Engineer at Saildrone develops production C++ onboard software for autonomous unmanned surface vessels, integrating sensors, power, propulsion, and control systems through testing, deployment, and field troubleshooting. Hands-on software/hardware systems role based in Alameda, CA.
Software Engineer, Simulation & Evaluation
Builds the simulation, replay, and evaluation infrastructure behind Saildrone's autonomous unmanned surface vehicles — turning recorded vehicle data and real-world failures into repeatable scenarios, quantitative metrics, and automated regression tests. Core stack is production C++ on Linux, with Python tooling as a plus.
Director, Fleet Service
THE COMPANY Saildrone is a maritime defense company and the global leader in autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). With more ocean miles and real-world operational experience than any USV manufacturer or…
Staff Cost Accountant
THE COMPANY Saildrone is a maritime defense company and the global leader in autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). With more ocean miles and real-world operational experience than any USV manufacturer or…