Defense Software Engineer Back-End Lead

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 Job Description:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

 Job Summary:

The Defense Software Engineer Back-End Lead will lead the design, development, and integration of back-end software architectures and services for embedded and distributed systems used in military applications. This role requires proficiencies in software architecture, team leadership, and a deep understanding of software development standards. The successful candidate will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet stringent military requirements and timelines.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·        Serve as the technical lead for back-end software development, ensuring robust system design, maintainable codebases, and alignment with architecture standards.

·        Capture and document requirements, translating system and software needs into robust, scalable architectures and clean, maintainable code.

·        Create and review software work products such as code, requirements, sequence/ timing diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), and system integration documentation.

·        Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including code quality, development tools, and process optimizations.

·        Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior software developers.

·        Develop quotations for customers including defining scope, assumptions, deliverables, timeline, and costing.

·        Guide the team in designing software systems that follow modular, reusable, and scalable principles.

 Education and Experience (required):

·        Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.

·        Minimum 6 years of software development experience.

·        Experience with In-Vehicle Software architecture and design.

·        Experience with software languages, technologies, methodologies, API's, database, and Pub/Sub.

 Education and Experience (preferred):

·        Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical field.

·        Strong working knowledge of software technology architecture and configuration.

·        Working knowledge of multi-system integration, Internet of Things (IOT), web app development, and distributed systems integration.

·        Knowledge of software development lifecycle models (Agile, V-Model, Waterfall) and configuration management tools (Git, Bitbucket, Jira).

 Skills, Knowledge and Abilities (required):

·        Strong proficiency in C and C++; additional experience in Python is a plus.

·        Ability to lead and manage cross-functional software teams.

·        Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

·        Working knowledge of communications protocols and standards including Controller Area, Network (CAN bus), TCP/IP, UDP, DDS and other serial protocols.

·        Detail-oriented with the ability to quickly assimilate and apply new concepts, business models, and technologies.

·        Capable of planning, estimating, scheduling, and coordinating technical aspects of projects.

·        Ability to manage a small team of software developers.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities (preferred):

·        Experience with vetronics systems and understanding of MIL-STD interfaces and requirements.

·        Automotive vehicle knowledge, including hands on mechanical or electrical work.

·        Experience developing and integrating attractive and intuitive GUIs in embedded environments; familiarity with LVGL is a plus.

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