Software Engineer - C2 Interfaces & Integrations

Overland AI•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Overland AI is seeking a backend engineer to build APIs and integrations connecting its robotic systems to the command and control (C2) platforms used by operators. The role owns services that translate, route, and synchronize data between the company's platform and external C2 systems, enabling operators of Overland AI autonomous vehicles to plan and execute missions with full situational awareness. The engineer will primarily use modern asynchronous Python to design high-throughput, low-latency services supporting concurrent connections, message streams, and external APIs. The role collaborates with robotics, autonomy, and frontend teams, as well as customers and partners, to support interoperability in the field.

Requirements

At least 4 years of professional experience building backend systems.
Expert-level Python programming experience, including asyncio and typing.
Experience building production APIs with FastAPI.
Experience integrating with TAK systems, including working directly with Cursor on Target, and with other C2 systems.
Proficiency in at least one systems programming language: C++, Go, or Rust.
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/UDP, multicast, and TLS, and message serialization formats such as XML, Protobuf, and JSON.
A BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with message brokers or pub/sub systems such as NATS, MQTT, Kafka, or ZeroMQ.
Experience with ATAK plugin development.
Experience integrating with Anduril Lattice or other C2 systems.
Experience with ROS or ROS2.
Experience deploying services with Docker and Kubernetes, including on edge hardware.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain C2 interface services that ingest, transform, and publish real-time telemetry, tracks, and tasking messages.
Develop and maintain REST and streaming APIs with FastAPI for internal and external consumers.
Map internal data models to external schemas and protocols, including versioning, validation, and edge cases.
Build integrations that remain reliable under degraded networks, reconnects, malformed input, and high message rates.
Build test harnesses and simulators to test integrations without live C2 infrastructure.
Help with field tests, customer demos, and integration events.