Sofar Ocean
Sofar Ocean
Transforming ocean data into actionable insights
📍 San Francisco, California
About Sofar Ocean
Sofar Ocean develops ocean monitoring technology, including the Spotter buoy system, which collects real-time data on ocean conditions. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Sofar's products serve various markets, including marine research, weather forecasting, and climate monitoring. The engineering team focuses on embedded systems, firmware development, and data analytics to enhance ocean observation capabilities. Engineers solve challenges related to sensor integration, data transmission, and real-time processing, contributing to a growing portfolio of oceanographic data solutions.
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Spotter Firmware Engineering Intern
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📍San Francisco, United States 🇺🇸📊 entry-level⏱︎ internshipC/C++ Arduino Raspberry PiView Spotter Firmware Engineering InternView details -
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Staff Firmware Engineer, Spotter
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📍San Francisco, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFreeRTOS C C++View Staff Firmware Engineer, SpotterView details -
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Staff Firmware Engineer
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📍San Francisco, United States 🇺🇸📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeFreeRTOS C C++View Staff Firmware EngineerView details
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About Sofar Ocean
Sofar Ocean develops ocean monitoring technology, including the Spotter buoy system, which collects real-time data on ocean conditions. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Sofar's products serve various markets, including marine research, weather forecasting, and climate monitoring. The engineering team focuses on embedded systems, firmware development, and data analytics to enhance ocean observation capabilities. Engineers solve challenges related to sensor integration, data transmission, and real-time processing, contributing to a growing portfolio of oceanographic data solutions.
Sofar Ocean Career Opportunities
Sofar Ocean operates in the embedded systems space with focus on Technology, Information and Internet. While no positions are currently listed, embedded companies often hire in cycles tied to product launches, R&D phases, or contract milestones. Engineers interested in Sofar Ocean should monitor for openings in firmware development, hardware design, and systems architecture.
Sofar Ocean Hiring Trends
* Data represents job posting activity over the past 6 months: Oct 2025 through Mar 2026
Hiring momentum at Sofar Ocean is currently increasing, with 1
opening posted this month compared to 0 last month.
This upward trend often signals product development acceleration, team scaling, or new project initiatives.
Over the past 6 months, Sofar Ocean averaged 0.3 job postings per month,
with peak hiring in Oct 2025 (1 openings).
For embedded systems roles, hiring activity typically correlates with product development cycles,
especially for firmware teams during pre-production phases and hardware engineers during prototyping.
📈 New hiring activity
Consistent hiring velocity
Oct 2025
Required Skills at Sofar Ocean
FreeRTOS is the most in-demand skill at Sofar Ocean,
appearing in 67% of all job listings (past and present).
This skill is important but not universal, indicating diverse technical needs across different product lines or teams.
Sofar Ocean's technology stack spans 10 distinct skills and tools,
reflecting the multifaceted nature of embedded systems development.
This moderate technology stack indicates focused but varied engineering challenges.
Engineers joining Sofar Ocean should combine depth in key areas with adaptability. Firmware development expertise is critical, especially for engineers skilled in bare-metal programming, RTOS development, and optimizing code for resource-constrained systems. Candidates with adjacent skills (version control, testing frameworks, communication protocols) typically advance faster by contributing across the development lifecycle.
Where Sofar Ocean is Hiring
Sofar Ocean's engineering operations are concentrated in a single country across 1 location. A single-location focus enables tight team collaboration and simplified operations, particularly valuable for hardware-intensive development requiring shared lab facilities.
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