Senior Staff Software Engineer - Data

About Us

At Saildrone we sustainably explore map and monitor the oceans to understand protect and preserve our world. We provide real-time access to critical data from any ocean on earth 24/7/365 and use proprietary software applications to transform that data into actionable insights and intelligence. Our fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) powered by renewable wind and solar power have a minimal carbon footprint and operate without the need for a crewed support vessel. Saildrone works with governments civil agencies foundations universities and private companies around the globe to drive better information about our oceans and seas—from sailing into the eye of a category 4 hurricane to obtain new data about how storms intensify collecting new CO2 data in hard-to-reach areas and counting fish biomass to inform sustainable fishery management to mapping the ocean floor and reducing illegal fishing and drug trafficking. As a result of our work Saildrone has been included on Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies earned an Ocean Awards’ Innovation Award won Best Tech For Good from the Timmy Awards and was recognized by Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism 50 list of the Top 50 Companies Kickstarting American Renewal. Our first-annual Atlantic hurricane mission with NOAA was included as one of The New York Times’ 21 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2021 and Popular Science's 100 Greatest Innovations of 2021.

We are based in Alameda CA with offices in Washington DC and St. Petersburg FL and operate our missions worldwide. Saildrone is backed by top-tier investors in the frontier tech and sustainability sectors including Social Capital Capricorn Lux Capital BOND Capital and Emerson Collective.

This is an exciting opportunity with a fast-growing team at the cutting-edge intersection of big data services and autonomous hardware. You will be an integral part of a high-performing multi-disciplinary delivering high impact for humanity and future generations.

The Role

Data is Everything. The Saildrone fleet of ocean-going vessels tirelessly sails the world's seas piecing together the world's largest high-resolution meteorological oceanic dataset at a rate precision and price point that was previously impossible. With NOAA approved data precision and demonstrated reliability two other datasets that you'll be working with are ocean floor depth mapping and maritime domain awareness which is anything associated with the safety and security of our oceans such as illegal fishing and drug enforcement. You will build the data pipeline powering both our external APIs and internal business intelligence about our drones. An effort spanning architecture development reliability and scale it is critical in our mission to deliver planetary insights.

Required Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience and demonstrated track record of tech leading large cross- functional projects

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering computer science or other related field

• Experience in data pipeline/platform services and APIs in cloud environments (AWS GCP Azure etc.)

• Working knowledge of relational databases (Postgres AWS Aurora PostGIS)

• Experience with streaming technologies such Kafka AWS Kinesis Flink

• Familiar with Argo Dagster Airflow or Luigi workflow orchestration engines

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience working with time series geospatial geo-temporal or map-tile data would be a huge bonus

• Experience with data from drones or robots such as those from ROS-based systems would also be very helpful

• Expertise in Python or NodeJS programming languages

• Familiar with Parquet or Protobuf data file formats

• Working knowledge of Athena/Presto BigQuery Redshift Snowflake or Vertica

• Experience with serverless functions such as AWS Lambda

• NoSQL experience - DynamoDB Redis Influx Timescale

• Knowledge of visualization tools such as Jupyter Notebooks Tableau Streamlit

• Experience with developing and deploying distributed services with Docker

• Built data pipelines for Machine Learning applications

Physical Requirements: Work is performed on a computer and requires ability to operate a keyboard and other peripheral devices.

Location : For candidates in the Bay Area this position is hybrid in Alameda CA (minimum of 3 days per week in office). We are also open to this role as a Remote position for candidates outside of the Bay Area. Our waterfront office offers beautiful views of San Francisco Bay in always sunny Alameda. Even our walls have good karma our offices mix software development with a hardware production line in the former airplane hangar used to film 'The Matrix'.

Benefits :

• Medical dental and vision plans for you and your dependents.

• Short and relaxing ferry ride from the Ferry Building for SF residents

• Enhanced Parental Leave Programs

• Competitive benefits including excellent medical life insurance 401k plan

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $173000-$229700 annually. This range is for applicants residing in the Bay Area. For candidates working remotely it will be adjusted based on the cost of living for which the candidate resides.

Catch up on the latest news about us:

The Tiny Craft Mapping Superstorms at Sea – The New York Times An Underwater Mountain was Newly Discovered off California Coast – San Francisco Chronicle Hacking the Anthropocene with Survivalist Robots [VIDEO] – Freethink An Unprecedented View Inside a Hurricane – EOS Saildrone’s First Aluminum Surveyor Autonomous Vessel Splashes Down for Navy Testing – TechCrunch USVs Could Deter IUU Fishing – USNI Proceedings Saildrone Vehicles Track Whales around Offshore Wind Power – Workboat Mullen Former Joint Chiefs Chairman to Lead Board for Unmanned Tech Firm Saildrone – Breaking Defense The Navy Is Using Robot Ships to Deter Human Smuggling out of Haiti – Defense One Saildrone's Quiet Voyage: Autonomous Vehicle Aids Great Lakes Fish Stock Study – Up North Live Saildrone Featured Videos Playlist

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. At Saildrone we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We believe that a diverse and inclusive team leads to innovation and better problem-solving. We encourage applications from candidates of all genders ethnicities races sexual orientations disabilities and backgrounds. Individual compensation packages are based on geographic location scope of the role relevant experience and the ability to deal with complexity and problem solve within our organization among other factors. All employees are required to provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. within their first 3 days of work. Please note that the Company does not sponsor employees for work visas or permanent resident cards to work in the U.S. If you need sponsorship for a work visa or green card you will not be qualified for employment with Saildrone. Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our website or to personal email accounts of employees of Saildrone are considered property of Saildrone and are not subject to payment of agency fees.

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