Principal Software Engineer
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Job Location:
Birmingham, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
Principal Software Engineer
Are you looking to make a significant technical and organizational impact at a fast-growing investor-backed AI/ML company Do you thrive in senior technical leadership roles and enjoy shaping both architecture and engineering culture This is a high-impact opportunity to join a rapidly growing team operating at the intersection of AI/ML models sensor fusion and large-scale data systems.
Tocaro Blue is transforming maritime technology by modernizing legacy marine radar systems through advanced software solutions. Our flagship product ProteusCore is a sophisticated software platform that integrates vessel radar sensor data with artificial intelligence and machine learning models to deliver real-time situational awareness and decision support.
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a technical leader across the organization. This role is responsible for defining software architecture guiding complex development efforts mentoring engineers and ensuring the successful delivery of robust scalable and high-performance software systems that enable advanced AI/ML capabilities in the marine domain.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical vision and architecture for cross-platform software systems supporting AI/ML and sensor fusion applications
- Design develop and maintain high-performance application software primarily in C with supporting technologies as needed
- Provide hands-on technical leadership while mentoring and guiding senior and mid-level engineers
- Own and evolve core software libraries and shared codebases used across teams and products
- Set engineering best practices coding standards and architectural guidelines across the organization
- Perform and oversee code reviews approve pull requests and ensure software quality and maintainability
- Collaborate closely with product management data science and hardware teams to align technical execution with business goals
- Provide strategic input on company-wide technical challenges long-term roadmap planning and risk mitigation
- Estimate project scope timelines and technical effort for major development initiatives
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a closely related field
- 10 years of professional software development experience with deep expertise in C
- Strong experience with system-level software architecture and large-scale application design
- Proficiency with C/C Python JavaScript qmake/cmake and GCC
- Extensive experience developing and deploying software on Linux macOS Windows Android and Docker-based environments
- Strong background in source control CI/CD pipelines automated testing and documentation practices
- Demonstrated ability to lead technically complex projects from concept through production release
- Excellent problem-solving skills code comprehension abilities and technical communication skills
- Proven experience building shipping and maintaining production software products
Nice to Have
- Experience developing or extending frontend applications using Qt and QML
- Familiarity with communication protocols such as REST CAN TCP/UDP MQTT and BLE
- Experience working with hardware-adjacent systems firmware or embedded platforms
- Marine maritime or radar domain experience
- Prior experience working with AI/ML-enabled systems or data-intensive applications
Compensation & Commitment
- Competitive Salary with equity awards
- 401(k) with company match (up to 4% of salary)
- Comprehensive benefits including Health Dental Vision Life and Disability Insurance
- In-house training and professional development opportunities
- Eligibility to work on U.S. Government contracts (typically limited to U.S. citizens)
- Occasional travel (monthly day trips) for data collection and testing in Pensacola Florida
Equal Opportunity & Eligibility
Tocaro Blue LLC is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
Individual offers are based are made based on skill and experience geographic location as well as role responsibility and leadership within the company and other due diligence. Our hiring team will try to determine whether each candidate fits the job description and may choose at their discretion to redirect a candidate to another job offering that is more appropriate.
All employees must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance. With few exceptions this is restricted to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents (a.k.a. current Green Card Holders). Tocaro Blue LLC is not able to sponsor work visas nor permanent resident cards (green cards) for this role.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- Docker
- Jenkins
- Python
- System Design
- Agile
- C/C++
- Go
- Systems Engineering
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Tocaro Blue modernizes legacy marine radar with smart software. ProteusCore, machine learning solution for Radar, implements deep neural networks and vessel dynamics algorithms to filter noise, classify objects, and track movements in real-time. Engineered for multi-sensor fusion inte ... View more
