Lead Embedded Software Engineer for Instrumentation

Montana Instruments Corporation; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and annual bonus

Comprehensive health & insurance (med/

Company HSA Seed

Company paid life insurance

Short/long-term disability

401k matching up to 6%

PTO, personal days, holidays

Team events

Job summary

Montana Instruments is seeking a Software Engineer III to design, architect, develop, integrate, and validate software for advanced scientific instrumentation and cryogenic technologies. The role balances hands-on coding with technical leadership to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions that align with our product roadmap.

You will lead development efforts for complex subsystems, mentor junior engineers, and contribute across multidisciplinary teams from concept through release.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• Typically, 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying software products through complete development lifecycles.
• Experience designing software architectures and leading development of complex software subsystems.
• Experience working with embedded systems and hardware-integrated software applications.
• Proficiency with Git-based workflows.
• Experience developing automated testing and validation strategies.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership without direct supervisory authority.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect software for scientific instrumentation.
• Develop, integrate, and validate software systems.
• Lead development of complex subsystems.
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers and drive projects from concept to release.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux/UNIX

Software architecture

Design patterns

Object-oriented design

Git

Testing & validation

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Qt

ArchOS/Yocto Linux

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Montana Instruments is seeking a Software Engineer III to design, architect, develop, integrate, and validate software for advanced scientific instrumentation and cryogenic technologies. The role balances hands-on coding with technical leadership to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions that align with our product roadmap.

You will lead development efforts for complex subsystems, mentor junior engineers, and contribute across multidisciplinary teams from concept through release.