Description Robert Half is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with AI-enabled development experience to support the modernization of a real-time, high-availability air traffic management platform. This role offers the opportunity to work on safety-critical systems that directly support national airspace operations in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.
You will contribute to the development and sustainment of complex software systems using both traditional systems engineering practices and AI-augmented development techniques throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, and maintain software for real-time, high-availability systems
- Apply AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, and automated test generation
- Utilize AI responsibly across the full SDLC including:
- Requirements analysis
- System design
- Implementation
- Testing
- Documentation
- Code review
- Analyze complex system requirements and translate them into efficient, maintainable software designs
- Develop and maintain automation scripts across development, test, and production environments
- Promote code quality, reuse, traceability, and cross-team collaboratio
Requirements Required Qualifications:
AI-Driven Engineering Experience:
- Hands-on experience using AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar) for:
- Code generation and refactoring
- Debugging
- Automated test creation
- IDE-integrated development workflows
- Familiarity with Large Language Model (LLM) platforms such as:
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- Google Gemini
- Experience designing effective prompts and validating AI-generated output
- Understanding of human-in-the-loop development and responsible AI usage
- Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, safety, and bias
- Experience incorporating AI/ML techniques into software engineering workflows
- Experience working with automated testing frameworks
Core Technical Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience
- OR
- Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience
- Strong object-oriented programming experience
- Proficiency in C, C++, and/or Ada (Ada preferred)
- Experience developing real-time, multi-threaded systems
- Familiarity with Linux environments (Red Hat preferred), virtual machines, and hypervisors
- Experience with low-level communications protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, or SCTP
- Experience with hardware or complex system integration
- Experience with source control and configuration management tools
- Strong communication skills and ability to work independently within cross-functional teams
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