Senior Software Engineer, Core Systems at Panthalassa
Portland, OR
$175,000–$230,000from the description
Jul 6, 2026
Portland, OR
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on building and maintaining the onboard software that moves data between autonomous ocean energy devices and shore-based systems. The work spans network-facing communication layers, telemetry pipeline design, bandwidth management, graceful degradation under poor connectivity, and security hardening — all within the constraints of remote marine environments. It suits an experienced systems software engineer comfortable with mission-critical, resource-constrained infrastructure.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8,300 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,450–12,400
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The required systems programming language is listed as 'Rust, C++, or similar' — Rust is named first and is also called out specifically under Desired Qualifications as the preferred language; C++ and similar languages are captured as alternatives.
The 3+ years of experience with data-intensive or mission-critical systems is a role-level qualifier, not tied to a named technology, so it is folded into the overall experience picture rather than listed as a separate skill.
'Network-facing software' and 'constrained/high-latency link design' (e.g., satellite, maritime) are listed as distinct required experience areas in the Required Qualifications section and are retained as separate skills despite being conceptual, because the JD treats them as concrete, gateable experience domains.
Containerized build environments (Docker/Podman) appear only under Desired Qualifications and are marked preferred accordingly.
Time-series databases and streaming analytics appear only under Desired Qualifications and are marked preferred.
No degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.
The role is explicitly open to fully remote candidates, with the company's physical offices in Portland, OR.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): constrained/high-latency link design.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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