# Senior Software Engineer — Maritime Optimization at Sofar Ocean

- Company: Sofar Ocean
- What the company does: Sofar Ocean is the leading ocean intelligence platform, closing the data gap for better predictability and outcomes. Backed by USV.
- Company website: https://www.sofarocean.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote - USA
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $140K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-17
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sofarocean/7cd6c2b3-2172-42f4-bdf6-2b8eb24b4387
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/sofar-ocean-senior-software-engineer-maritime-optimization/

## About the role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to work on maritime route optimization, vessel performance modeling, and voyage analysis capabilities for U.S. Government and defense customers. This is a hands-on software engineering role working directly on the software that models vessel performance and evaluates candidate maritime routes.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience contributing to production software
- Experience with Python and/or a compiled language such as Rust, C++, C, or similar
- Comfortable working with algorithms, data structures, and computational problems
- Ability to translate domain or mathematical concepts into maintainable, testable software
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset when working across engineering and domain disciplines

Tags: Engineering