- Robot type
- Marine and Space · Defense
- Location
- San DiegoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Feb 20, 2026
- Salary
- $150,000–$185,000 a year
Full-time
Mission Software Engineer - San Diego
Job description
Havoc is a leader in all-domain collaborative autonomy. Its software-defined hardware approach powers military and commercial-grade autonomous systems across sea, air, and land to sense, decide, and act together in complex and contested environments. Havoc connects assets, enabling them to share information, adapt in real time, and continue operating even when communications are disrupted or denied. Havoc optimizes mission performance and minimizes human risk. Havoc was founded in 2024 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. Learn more at Havoc: All-Domain Collaborative Autonomy .
Job responsibilities
- Own and Deliver Solutions: Take ownership of software solutions deployed to customers, ensuring high-quality delivery that meets mission objectives.
- Improve Mission Capabilities: Develop software that enhances HavocAI products for specific operational needs, collaborating with the platform engineering team to scale capabilities to broader use cases.
- Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
- Analyze and Monitor: Create and leverage performance metrics for debugging and monitoring deployed systems.
- Troubleshoot and Resolve: Identify root causes of system issues, propose solutions, and coordinate next steps.
- Partner with End-Users: Collaborate with customers and end-users to translate needs into features while balancing user experience with technical constraints.
- Real-World Deployment
Job requirements
- Strong engineering background, ideally in fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
- 3+ years of experience with C++, Python, or Rust in a Linux development environment.
- Experience building software solutions that involve significant data processing and analysis.
- Ability to navigate and understand complex systems and established codebases quickly.
- Passion for working on mission-critical software with real-world impact.
- Must be a United States citizen and eligible for US Clearance.
- Experience developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems deployed in real-world scenarios.
- Familiarity with robotics and autonomy frameworks such as ROS or MOOS-IvP.