Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer

Location : Santa Barbara, CA (Onsite)

About Sonatech

Sonatech LLC is a leader in undersea acoustics, providing advanced technologies to support U.S. Navy missions. Our embedded software is a core component of high-performance, mission-critical systems deployed across a variety of naval platforms-often requiring real-time responsiveness, secure operation, and seamless hardware integration.

We foster a collaborative engineering culture where innovation, technical ownership, and cross-disciplinary teamwork are deeply valued. Our Santa Barbara office, located just minutes from the beach, offers a supportive, collaborative environment where engineers are trusted with technical ownership and meaningful impact.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to take technical ownership of embedded software development for advanced undersea acoustics systems. This hands-on role includes leading architecture and design decisions, influencing technical direction across the engineering team, and delivering robust, production-ready software as an individual contributor.

In addition to core embedded development, the engineer will help integrate our products into larger, complex systems. The engineer will help develop secure interfaces, support containerized deployments using Kubernetes, contribute to cybersecurity compliance, and enable interoperability with external systems developed by other integrators.

The candidate will shape software architecture decisions and serve as a key technical voice within the project team.

This is a full-time onsite position based in Santa Barbara, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution of software projects from architecture through deployment.
• Define and evolve system-level software architecture, interface design, and implementation strategy.
• Provide technical leadership and influence across projects and subsystems.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, systems, FPGA, and test teams to ensure effective system-level integration.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager to plan sprints, define milestones, and track execution.
• Design and implement secure software interfaces for integration with external systems and third-party platforms.
• Contribute to containerized deployments and overall system design using Kubernetes in secure environments.
• Apply cybersecurity principles, NetBoot approach, SBOM standards, performance monitoring and fault location techniques.
• Support system-level observability and integration with upper-tier logging frameworks (e.g., Fluentd).
• Participate in and lead code reviews, design discussions, and troubleshooting.
• Contribute to documentation, verification, and compliance with standards such as CMMC and NIST 800-218.

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Benefits

Compensation may exceed the posted range for exceptionally qualified candidates.

Sonatech is an EEO / AA / Disability / Vets Employer

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