Senior Software Engineer - Simulation

Senior / Principal, Product Engineering - Autonomy

About the Job : TurbineOne is the frontline perception company. We deliver decision advantage, better situational awareness, and stronger force protection. The company is a small, fast-moving startup backed by DefenseTech venture capitalists with over $50M in funding. We raised a Series B and are valued at $300M. TurbineOne is actively deployed by every branch of the Department of Defense to solve critical missions.

Job Title : Senior / Principal, Product Engineering

Reporting directly to the Product Engineering Manager

Geographically flexible for home-office

Primary Responsibilities

Deliver on capabilities for TurbineOne's autonomous vehicle focused efforts. Build out simulation infrastructure to behavior modeling.

Act as a generalist in the uncrewed vehicle space while there is opportunity to specialize.

Collaborate with Design and Product Management on feature design, delivery schedule, and trade-off decisions.

Be a product owner — actively build and design, shaping the direction of TurbineOne's code and features.

Understand the technical stack : Vue 3 client on a Golang server with a MongoDB storage layer; support multiple vehicle platforms across architectures and AI accelerators.

Desired Experience

5+ years in production or prototyping development roles.

Experience with ROS or MAVLink (or another platform showing understanding of core vehicle software stack).

Experience with API design and REST best practices.

Ability to navigate ambiguity, work across functions, and contribute to cross-functional efforts.

Involvement in technical design reviews or similar processes.

Startup Culture Expectations

Small, fully remote team; autonomy, trust and solid communication are essential.

Comfort with constant change, moving fast, sharing failures, and taking ownership to build things.

Eligibility

Must be eligible to obtain a clearance with the U.S. government.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Defense & Space

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