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Your mission

Did you know that one single container ship emits more CO2 than 65,000 cars?

At CargoKite we are keen on changing this by developing the sailing ship of the 21st century. We are a diverse team of visionaries, engineers, and environmental advocates united by a common goal : to develop cutting-edge solutions that propel the shipping industry into a more sustainable era.

Are you a visionary with a passion for combating climate change? Do you have a knack for turning groundbreaking ideas into tangible, sustainable hardware solutions? If so, we invite you to join our trailblazing team at CargoKite and shape the future of maritime transportation.

We are seeking a software engineer, experienced in the fields of algorithmics and end-to-end software development, to lead our department in building crucial planning, perception, analytics and visualization software to fulfill our vision of decarbonizing the shipping industry with autonomous, wind-powered vessels. Your role will involve mentoring junior engineers, facilitating knowledge sharing, and leading by example in designing superior algorithms and writing efficient, high-quality code.

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• Work cross-functionally with  other department leads and our CTO  to make critical decisions and ensure designs will meet overall system requirements
• D rive make-or-buy decisions to reach strategic objectives
• Design, develop and evaluate routing algorithms to ensure our ships follow a path optimized for  weather  conditions and other objectives
• Devise software architectures and ensure  c yber  s ecurity requirements are met
• Design, develop and evaluate motion planning and decision planning algorithms for our vessels
• Ensure  highly   accurate  predictions of the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) of our vessels , by  leveraging  machine learning to  mitigate the impact  of weather forecast inaccuracies.
• Design, develop and evaluate  perception   algorithms to fuse data from cameras,  radars  a nd other sensors  (e.g., to detect  obstacles and  waves)
• Write  and  guide the implementation of python prototypes for routing,  perception  and decision algorithms
• Write efficient, well-tested C++ code
• Shape our software development processes and align our tech stack accordingly
• Work with platform and UI engineers to ensure display of useful  on-board  information to users for near real time  visualization
• Motivate and empower teammates to achieve   outstanding  level s  of performance.

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Desired Skills and Experience

What we offer

About us

We are CargoKite, a Munich-based early-stage startup developing a new, wind-powered ship class for oversea transportation of freight. We are a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich and aim to decarbonize global shipping. With our high-tech sailing ship we help commercial shipping companies to reduce operating costs, cut emissions by 100% and enable a faster and more customizable shipping service. After recently closing our seed funding round with international top-tier investors from the US and Europe, we are now looking to grow our world-class crew!

At CargoKite, we believe that diversity and equal opportunity are key to success. Therefore, we create an inclusive environment for all employees and are open to diverse applications, regardless of age, skin color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation or other legally protected characteristics.

Do I need to meet all the requirements to apply?

Studies by several different sources have shown that, on average, men will apply for a job if they meet 60% of the application requirements. In contrast, women / non-binary people will seek to match a much higher percentage of the requirements before applying.

We encourage everyone to apply and give us a chance to evaluate your skills and experience. We are all learning on the job, and although the listing above has been carefully compiled, we are also open-minded and interested to hear about the value you can bring to the role and to us as a company.