Staff Software Engineer, Sofar Ocean
U.S. Government Programs, Active Clearance
$170-210k
+ Equity package
Ocean data monitoring
Open for applications
Ocean data monitoring
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$170-210k
+ Equity package
101-200 employees
Company mission
To connect the world's oceans to the people who depend on them (all of us).
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in engineering and a deep understanding of transitioning commercial technologies into U.S. Government environments, with a specific focus on data pipelines and classified (SECRET) cloud infrastructure
- U.S. Citizen with active SECRET Clearance and eligibility to obtain TS/SCI
- 8+ years in cloud engineering with at least 3 years specifically working in classified cloud environments, such as AWS Secret Cloud, and familiarity with other U.S. Government cloud solutions (Azure, Google GCP, etc)
- Demonstrated experience bringing commercial software applications to high-side environments or using commercial Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) while maintaining development flexibility and speed
- Familiarity with U.S. Government security and compliance requirements. The terms FedRAMP, IL5, IL6, ATO and RMF should be very familiar
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Computer Science or similar background, with a track record of technical leadership in ambitious software teams
Desirable
- Software development experience for the U.S. Navy
- Experience with startups or environments where flexibility, rapid iteration, and innovation are key to success
- A passion for or connection to the ocean
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced and versatile Software Engineer to join our team to help us build and scale classified and unclassified cloud software applications and data management pipelines for U.S. Government applications
- Strategic Planning & Execution: Help define and execute the roadmap for transitioning commercial technologies to U.S. Government environments, ensuring we are building the right solutions at the right time. You will both own the architectural vision and secure system design and also help to build it in collaboration with the rest of the engineering team
- Project Leadership: Lead the integration of our core applications onto secure cloud platforms, ensuring they are both scalable and compliant with government security standards
- Technology Selection: Identify the right tools and technologies, while also evaluating existing codebase and platforms to maximize efficiency and scalability
Our take
Drastically changing weather and climate is one of the foremost issues of our time. And as we work to limit the impact of the climate crisis, we need trustworthy banks of data on how these changes have manifested, and what trajectory our world is on. This is where Solar Ocean comes in, with its global network of ocean-monitoring buoys.
It is the largest network of its kind, with thousands of solar-powered ‘spotters’ across the world’s oceans delivering over 200,000 updates every day. Its product is used primarily by climate scientists, but also has important applications in shipping, weather forecasting and maritime research as well.
Sofar is the largest network of its kind, and even though its spotters aren’t as sophisticated as similar government-funded ones, the sheer scale of its data collection makes its forecasts far more accurate. The funding it has raised is supporting the further extension of its network and development of its data services.
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Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2022
$39.4m
LATE VC
Nov 2021
$39m
SERIES B
Total funding: $85.7m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental plan
- Volunteering program
- Home office stipend
- Hybrid work schedule (for most roles)
- Flexible time off (including World Oceans Day!)
- A strong internal community of ocean-lovers!
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Evan Shapiro
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously Co-founded Bad Rabbit Consulting, Spoondrift and Knit Health. At Knit Health they were also CTO, and at Spoondrift they worked as a Technical Architect.
Tim Janssen
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Assistant Professor of Oceanography at San Francisco State University. They were a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Naval Postgraduate School, and also worked as an Independent Research Scientist and Principal Investigator.
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