Software Engineer, DevOps, Software Architect

Overview

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The Staff Software Engineer is a senior individual contributor who leads the design, development, and delivery of complex software systems. You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate cross‑functionally to ensure high‑quality, scalable, and secure software/systems solutions that align with business objectives.

• Technical Leadership:
  Define and champion software architecture, standards, and best practices across multiple projects and/or product lines.
• Design & Development:
  Architect, design, and implement high‑performance, maintainable, and testable code in alignment with product roadmaps.
• Mentorship &
  
  Coaching:
  
  Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and career development support to engineers ranging from junior to senior levels.
• Collaboration:
  
  Partner with product managers, UX designers, data scientists, and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust solutions.
• Quality Assurance:
  Drive adoption of automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring to ensure reliability and rapid feedback.
• Performance Optimization:
  Identify bottlenecks, conduct profiling, and implement optimizations for latency, throughput, and cost efficiency.
• Security & Compliance:
  Incorporate security best practices, perform threat modeling, and ensure compliance with relevant standards (e.g., ISO‑27001, NIST).
• Innovation:
  Research emerging technologies, evaluate their applicability, and introduce innovative approaches where beneficial.
• Documentation:
  Produce clear technical documentation, design specifications, operational runbooks, etc.

• Compiled
  
  Languages:
  
  C/C++, Java or C#
• Interpreted
  
  Languages:
  
  Python or any other scripting languages (scripting, automation, test harnesses)
• Operating Systems and Shell:
  Windows, Linux, Powershell, Bash
• Version Control:
  Git (branching, merging, rebasing, pull‑request workflow)
• Build Systems:
  Basic knowledge of one or more of the following: CMake, Make, MSBuild, or Gradle; ability to create and maintain build scripts
• Debugging & Profiling:
  Use of IDE debuggers
• Code Reviews:
  Participate in peer reviews, give constructive feedback, and follow coding standards
• Documentation:
  Produce clear design docs, inline code comments, and maintain wikis or Confluence pages
• Configuration Management:
  Understand change‑control processes (CRs, MRBs) and traceability requirements in regulated environments
• IDE Proficiency:
  Visual Studio, CLion, VSCode, or Eclipse
• Issue Tracking: JIRA or similar agile framework tooling
• Collaboration:
  
  Experience working in cross‑functional teams (hardware, systems, test) and communicating status effectively.
• Agile Methodologies:
  Participation in sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, retrospectives (Scrum/Kanban)
• Problem‑Solving:
  Ability to break down complex requirements into iteratively deliverable value units
• Communication:
  Clear written and verbal updates to stakeholders; ability to produce concise design docs
• Adaptability:
  Quickly learn new languages, frameworks, or domain knowledge as project evolves
• Reliability & Accountability:
  Deliver high‑quality code on schedule, understand impact of defects in safety‑critical systems

• Security Clearance Awareness:
  Knowledge of handling classified or export‑controlled information per internal policies
• Real‑time & Embedded Systems:
  Basics of RTOS concepts, scheduling, interrupt handling, and low‑level hardware interaction
• Safety‑Critical Standards:
  Awareness of DO‑178C, ISO
  26262, or MIL‑STD‑498 compliance concepts
• Model‑Based Development:
  Familiarity with tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, SysML or Model‑Based Design flow (optional but a plus)
• Networking & Protocols:
  Understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, and aerospace‑specific protocols (e.g., ARINC
  429, MIL‑STD‑1553)
• Object‑Oriented Design:
  Ability to design, implement, and…