- Robot type
- Marine and Space
- Location
- AlamedaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Feb 9, 2026
- Salary
- $189,000–$243,000 a year
Full-time
Staff Software Engineer, Security
Job description
This role is required to be onsite in Washington, DC (Metrocenter) or in Alameda, CA in the Bay Area 3 days per week - this is our hybrid model. This is not a remote position.
The Security team protects Saildrone’s fleet, systems, and customer data across our global maritime operations. Our vehicles operate far from home, for months at a time, everywhere from crowded inland waterways to hurricanes to contested waters. We face challenges you won’t find anywhere else on the planet, and we want your help!
Saildrone is a maritime defense company and the global leader in autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs).
Saildrone’s manufacturing and R&D headquarters are located in Alameda, CA, with…
Job responsibilities
- Designing, building, and operating automated security systems for our drones and shore-side infrastructure
- Reviewing designs and code from other engineering teams, with an eye toward security defects
- Responding to security incidents as part of a rotating on-call schedule
- Assisting with audit efforts for compliance standards such as NIST 800-171 or ISO 27001
- Testing the company’s security posture through manual and automated means, including tabletop exercises, penetration tests, and offensive scanners
- Collaborating with teams across the company to achieve security goals
Job requirements
- 8+ years of progressive, applicable experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related engineering field such as computer science or computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency with at least two languages from the set {Python, C/C++, TypeScript, Go} and one other language.
- Familiarity with infrastructure automation frameworks such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
- Proficiency with Kubernetes and container technologies.
- Previous security experience of some sort: security development, infrastructure security, security operations, etc.
- Familiarity with one or more of the following: Cloud providers and their services, especially Amazon Web Services
- PKI standards and applied cryptography