# Vehicle Software Engineer at Saildrone

- Company: Saildrone
- What the company does: Saildrone is a maritime defense company that builds autonomous systems to give decision-makers and warfighters the enduring advantage to outpace adversaries. Backed by Lux.
- Company website: https://saildrone.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Alameda, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-21
- Apply by: 2026-11-05
- Apply: https://www.saildrone.com/careers/available-jobs?gh_jid=4413043009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/saildrone-vehicle-software-engineer/

## About the role

Saildrone’s manufacturing and R&D headquarters are located in Alameda, CA, with business development and sales operations in Washington, DC, and deployment hubs in Europe and the Middle East. By combining proven autonomous operations, edge computing, advanced sensing, renewable power, and the most advanced and robust unmanned surface technology on the planet, Saildrone is shaping how the Navy of the future operates.

## What they're looking for

- Strong C++ software engineering skills and experience building production systems
- Strong systems understanding and comfort working across software and hardware boundaries
- Experience developing software that interfaces with sensors, actuators, or other physical systems
- Experience debugging complex systems using logs, telemetry, test data, and system behavior
- Experience deploying and maintaining software on physical products or other systems operating in the field
- Ability to understand and reason about interactions between software, hardware, and larger system behavior

Tags: Software