Software Engineer - Maritime Autonomy (AUV/UUV) at GRVTY
Ventura
$150,000–$170,000
Jul 5, 2026
Ventura
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level software engineering role focused on building and testing autonomy software for Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUVs) and advanced navigation systems. Day-to-day work spans the full development lifecycle — from requirements and architecture through coding, integration, and field testing — primarily in C++ and C#, with hardware interfaces and communication protocols involved. Suits engineers with a background in autonomous systems who are open to occasional field deployments and technical documentation.
Mid level · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $150,000–$170,000
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Roughly 6 people in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1–10
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $162,936 (middle half $129,967–$177,142). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The posting explicitly requires U.S. Citizenship but does not gate on an active security clearance — an active DoD clearance is listed under 'Nice to Have' and is treated as preferred.
Communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, RS-485, Ethernet, CAN bus) are all listed together under the required qualifications section; each is captured as a separate hard gate since they represent distinct protocol capabilities used in embedded/hardware integration.
The role is titled 'mid-level Software Engineer' and the scope (full SDLC ownership, hardware integration, field tests, technical documentation) is consistent with a Mid-level band.
DevOps pipelines are mentioned alongside CI/CD tools and version control in the required section; CI/CD and version control are captured as the concrete named requirements — 'DevOps pipelines' is a methodology descriptor rather than a named tool.
Experience with underwater vehicles, robotics, or maritime/defense systems and software configuration management tools appear under 'What Would be Nice to Have' and are marked preferred accordingly.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): underwater vehicles / robotics / maritime systems, software configuration management tools.
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