Senior Software Engineer

About Skyfish

Skyfish is headquartered in Missoula, Montana. At Skyfish you will join a team of talented individuals focused on developing best-in-class autonomous drones to measure, map, and model critical infrastructure. You'll be joining a dynamic technology start-up that is poised to change the paradigm of data collection and precision measurement.

Job Summary

Skyfish is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team to develop, deliver, and maintain robotic control software that is used to control small Unmanned Aerial Systems. You will primarily be writing C++ software for robotic control, as well as for related tasks in ground control software that communicates with the aircraft. You should have strong mathematics skills, persistence in problem solving, and the ability to interface software with various hardware components. A strong understanding of advanced Computer Science concepts is required.

Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Within a structured environment, contribute to:
  • Understanding of user needs.
  • Software design decisions.
  • Documentation.
• Design and implement aircraft and payload control software written in C++.
• Add workflows to ground control system user interfaces using C++ and Qt-QML related libraries.
• Write unit and integration tests.
• Create and contribute to automated continuous deployment workflows.
• Participate in reviewing existing code and new code written by team members.

Job Qualifications:e

• A degree in Computer Science from an accredited university.
• Experience writing C++ software professionally.
• Proficiency with client/server architecture and distributed software patterns.
• Strong understanding of object-¬oriented design and design patterns.
• Ability to use Git.
• Experience developing for the Linux operating system.
• Familiarity with Serial/IP communication and microcontrollers preferred.
• Machine learning (particularly machine vision) experience preferred.
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer preferred.

Benefits:

• BlueCross BlueShield health, vision, and dental insurance
• 4-day work week
• 401(k) plan
• Stock option plan
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays