Software Engineer, Cloud & Autonomy Systems
Location: Cambridge, MA (Onsite)
Are you driven by the challenge of building software systems that support autonomous robotics operating in some of the world’s most demanding environments? This organization is developing next-generation underwater vehicles that deliver critical ocean intelligence for climate science, maritime operations, national security, and environmental monitoring. They’re seeking a Software Engineer to help scale the cloud and autonomy infrastructure powering these robotic systems.
The Opportunity
Take ownership of the cloud systems responsible for vehicle operations, command and control, and data delivery across a growing autonomous robotics fleet. You’ll work directly with embedded and firmware engineers to design scalable backend systems that operate under real-world constraints including low bandwidth communications, limited power, and remote deployments. From architectural decision-making to supporting live operations, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the future of ocean robotics.
??What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain backend systems supporting autonomous underwater vehicles
- Develop cloud infrastructure, APIs, command and control systems, and operational tooling
- Design scalable systems for vehicle telemetry, monitoring, and customer data delivery
- Work closely with firmware and embedded engineers to support full-stack vehicle operations
- Make architectural decisions in a rapidly evolving product environment
- Support operational deployments and troubleshoot real-world system challenges
- Contribute to testing, documentation, reliability, and strong software engineering practices
?What You’ll Bring
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or related field
- 6+ years professional experience and strong proficiency in Go OR C++, and PostgreSQL (non-negotiable)
- Strong professional experience building backend or distributed systems
- Robotics, autonomous systems, or battery-powered mobile platform experience (non-negotiable)
- Experience designing systems from first principles in fast-moving environments
- Ability to work across cloud, robotics, and embedded-adjacent systems
- Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, and operational reliability
- Experience with version control, testing, peer review, and documentation best practices
- U.S. Citizenship required
?Ideal Experience
- Marine robotics, maritime systems, or underwater vehicles
- Low-bandwidth communications or satellite-connected systems
- Embedded systems or RTOS familiarity
- Early-stage or high-growth engineering environments
- Experience balancing rapid iteration with long-term scalability
Compensation: up to $180k, experience dependent.
?Why Join
You’ll work alongside a highly technical team building autonomous systems designed to unlock unprecedented access to ocean intelligence. This is an opportunity to shape the software infrastructure behind a rapidly scaling robotics platform while contributing to technologies that impact climate research, maritime operations, and scientific discovery. Your work will directly support systems operating in one of the planet’s least explored frontiers.