Saildrone

Open 124d HybridNorth AmericaStaff

Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Backbone.js Business Development CI/CD C++ Cybersecurity +10 skills

Lead the design and validation of embedded firmware for autonomous maritime drones, focusing on real-time systems, low-level drivers, and edge computing in a hybrid onsite role.

215K – 260K $

Open 124d HybridNorth AmericaStaff

Staff Software Engineer, Perception

Business Development Computer Vision C++ Deep Learning GPU +3 skills

Designs and deploys real-time vessel detection and tracking systems for autonomous maritime drones, using C++, GPU-accelerated edge computing, and multi-sensor fusion.

215K – 270K $

Open 124d HybridNorth AmericaFull-timeStaff

Staff Software Engineer, Security

Ansible Automation Business Development Cloud Cmmc +14 skills

Designs and operates security systems for autonomous maritime drones and shore infrastructure, including code reviews, incident response, and compliance audits in a hybrid onsite role.

189K – 243K $

Perception Machine Learning Engineer

Business Development Computer Vision C++ CUDA Machine Learning +5 skills

Builds and deploys machine-learning perception (computer vision) systems for Saildrone's autonomous unmanned surface vehicles — training, evaluating, and productionizing models from real-world sensor data for detection, classification, segmentation, and scene understanding. Core stack: Python and PyTorch, with C++, edge deployment, and inference optimization (ONNX/TensorRT/CUDA) as pluses.

Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems

Business Development C++ Python

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, Geometric Computer Vision

Business Development Computer Vision C++

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

Business Development C++ Embedded Linux Linux

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

Automation Business Development CI/CD C++ Express.js +2 skills

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.