Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own integration of third-party SDKs, APIs, and software systems from partners and government into Firestorm aircraft and Firestorm OS.
• Build and maintain interfaces between external systems, mission applications, autonomy systems, and Firestorm OS.
• Integrate cameras, gimbals, radios, sensors, and other third-party payloads from concept through release.
• Develop tools and applications for system configuration, monitoring, control, and integration.
• Debug problems spanning Linux, networking, hardware interfaces, and distributed software components.
• Collaborate with the core software team to make integrations production-ready and contribute changes to shared repositories.
• Participate in field testing, demonstrations, and operational integration activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong C++ programming ability and software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience working across multiple layers of the software stack and developing reliable production software.
• Strong Linux experience, including command-line workflows, debugging, and system administration.
• Networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, UDP, routing, and network troubleshooting.
• Experience integrating software with external systems through APIs, SDKs, or communication protocols.
• Ability to understand and modify large existing codebases quickly.
• Experience with Git, branching, and contributing changes to shared production repositories.
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to collaborate across software and hardware engineering teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• Preferred: experience with autonomous systems, robotics, aircraft, complex embedded products, MAVLink, PX4, ArduPilot, SDKs, hardware abstraction layers, or platform APIs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, equity grants, unlimited PTO, generous parental leave, and a generous holiday calendar including July and December holiday hiatuses.
• Lifestyle Spending Account, FSA, DCFSA, HSA, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident insurance.
• Basic life/AD&D and short- and long-term disability insurance are 100% covered by Firestorm, with optional additional life insurance.
• Free 24/7 mental health resources, plus legal and financial work-life services.
• Based in San Diego, CA; local candidates and candidates open to relocating are welcome, and relocation assistance may be available.
• Full-time professional software engineering role; compensation and benefits are subject to the company’s offer terms.