Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sofar Ocean connects the world’s oceans through marine weather sensors and ocean intelligence. The company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop maritime route optimization, vessel performance modeling, and voyage analysis software for U.S. Government and defense customers. The role involves improving optimization algorithms, models, simulations, APIs, testing, and explainable route recommendations using Rust and Python.
Responsibilities
- Maritime voyage optimization and route evaluation
- Vessel performance and fuel-consumption modeling across varying operating and environmental conditions
- Voyage constraints, transit time, fuel efficiency, and operational considerations
- Optimization algorithms and the software that supports them
- Simulation and evaluation capabilities used to understand optimizer behavior and route quality
- Clear, explainable results that allow users to understand and evaluate optimization recommendations
Skills
- • U.S. citizenship is required for this position
- • Must be able to successfully pass a background check
- • 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
- • Comfortable working on software supporting U.S. Government and Department of Defense customers
- • A degree in physics or a related technical field
- • Experience developing optimization, modeling, or simulation software for real-world systems
- • Maritime or naval domain experience
- • Previous experience supporting U.S. Government or Department of Defense customers
- • A personal connection to or passion for the oceans!
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