PpbMirai /b is building the first AI‑driven autonomy platform for vessels under 100 ft, combining advanced robotics, sensor fusion, and onboard intelligence to make every boat autonomous, safer, and dramatically easier to operate. Beyond enabling crewed vessels, bMirai /b also develops next‑generation bAutonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) /b — uncrewed platforms designed for exploration, utility missions, and operational support — all powered by the same Operating System and multi‑layer autonomy framework. /ppImagine orchestrating a fleet of autonomous vessels running complex, coordinated missions across open water — no crew, no manual override, just the intelligence you built making decisions in real time. Multiple robots, multiple objectives, degraded comms, dynamic conditions. The backend that makes that possible doesn't exist yet. You'd be building it. /ppWe are seeking a hands‑on developer to join our mission systems team. In this role, you will spend most of your time writing code — designing and building the server‑side infrastructure that connects our autonomous vehicles to the operators who command them: real‑time telemetry pipelines, mission planning and tasking backends, command and control services, and the APIs that tie the entire stack together. /ppThis is not a CRUD application, and this is not an architecture role. The systems you build run on vessels operating at sea, in degraded network conditions, where latency costs missions and downtime is not an option. You will own what you ship, end to end. /ppWe are looking for the kind of developer who treats AI‑assisted development as a core competency — Cursor, Copilot, Claude, whatever gets the job done — and uses it to ship robust, production‑grade software faster than anyone around them. At Mirai, AI‑augmented development is not a bonus skill. It is how we build. /ph3Key Responsibilities /h3h3Real‑Time Communications /h3pDesign and implement low‑latency communication layers between autonomous vehicles and ground systems using WebSocket, MQTT, gRPC, and similar protocols. /ppBuild robust message delivery and fault‑tolerance mechanisms that hold up under intermittent connectivity and bandwidth constraints typical of maritime environments. /ph3Mission Planning Command and Control /h3pBuild backend services for mission planning, tasking, and real‑time vehicle command across multiple concurrent autonomous platforms. /ppDevelop the logic that translates operator intent into actionable instructions for the autonomy stack. /ph3Data Pipelines Telemetry /h3pArchitect and maintain high‑throughput ingestion pipelines for sensor telemetry, vehicle state, and mission data streaming from vessels in the field. /ppDesign storage and retrieval systems optimized for time‑series and geospatial data. /ph3API Design Systems Integration /h3pDefine and maintain clean, versioned APIs for integration with HMI layers, internal services, and external platforms. /ppOwn the contract between backend services and the rest of the Mirai stack — robotics middleware, mission display, data archive. /ph3Required Qualifications /h3pBeing the kind of engineer who has already integrated AI tools into their daily development workflow — Cursor, Copilot, Claude, or whatever gets the job done — and considers this a professional baseline, not an experiment. /pp2–4 years of professional experience in backend or full‑stack software engineering. /ppStrong proficiency in at least one server‑side language (Python, Go, Rust, or equivalent) and the pragmatism to pick the right one for the problem. /ppHands‑on experience with real‑time communication protocols (WebSocket, MQTT, gRPC, or similar). /ppSolid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals — fault tolerance, consistency trade‑offs, service reliability. /ppExperience designing and documenting APIs consumed across multiple clients and teams. /ppEU passport (or unrestricted right to work in Italy). This role supports hybrid work. /ph3Preferred Qualifications /h3pExperience with time‑series databases (InfluxDB, TimescaleDB) or geospatial data systems (PostGIS, similar). /ppFamiliarity with robotics middleware — ROS2, MAVLink, or similar protocols — or prior exposure to autonomous systems, UAV, or maritime platforms. /ppExperience working with edge systems or constrained‑bandwidth environments. /ppSolid CI/CD practices, containerization, and cloud‑native infrastructure experience. /ppOpen‑source contributions or a personal technical portfolio that shows how you actually build things. /ph3What we offer /h3pWork on the most advanced autonomous maritime platform in Europe. /ppDirect ownership of mission‑critical backend infrastructure — systems that operate on real vessels, in real conditions. /ppFast engineering culture where AI‑augmented development is the norm, not the exception. /ppHybrid role with flexibility on location once established in the team. /ppThe technical scope and responsibility to grow significantly as Mirai scales. /ph3Join Us /h3pIf you want to build robots that operate in the wild, Mirai is the place to grow. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr