Odin Dynamics
Senior Ground Software Engineer
$140K–$220K
Long Beach · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Experience
- Approximately five or more years of relevant experience is preferred; exceptional candidates at any experience level are encouraged to apply.
- Visa sponsorship
- Offers may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license. The company participates in E-Verify to confirm U.S. work authorization.
About the job
Own and develop the full ground software stack for autonomous underwater vehicles, from architecture and implementation through testing, field support, and production improvement.
What you'll do
- Build frontend and backend software for mission planning, operator workflows, telemetry, data review, and remote mission control.
- Develop telemetry ingestion, storage, visualization, replay, and analysis capabilities; integrate with vehicle software and field operations.
- Test and validate software, investigate failures, support field testing and sea trials, and mentor engineers while remaining hands-on.
What they ask for
- Practical full-stack production software experience across frontend and backend, including frontend product development and backend/API development.
- Experience with telemetry or comparable operational data systems and modern frontend, backend, and data-storage technologies.
- Experience designing for constrained or unreliable communications and validating software through testing, simulation, replay, SIL, HITL, or comparable environments.
- Ability to work independently, collaborate across engineering disciplines, and support field testing and sea trials when required.
Nice to have
- Approximately five or more years of relevant experience is preferred, but exceptional candidates at any experience level are encouraged to apply.
- Experience with mission-control or operational software, autonomous or other real-world platforms, geospatial workflows, or high-reliability systems.
Pay
USD 140,000–220,000 (per-year-salary) (base salary)
Tools
APIs, time-series data, CI/CD, SIL, HITL
AI focus
Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate implementation, testing, debugging, data analysis, and documentation, while independently validating outputs.
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