Lead Software Engineer

Henderson Group; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Group Recruiting is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for a fully remote role in the United States. You will provide technical leadership across core subsystems for a simulation software platform, guiding architectural decisions and promoting modern engineering practices.

You will lead the delivery of complex features, safeguard long-term code health, and operate with significant autonomy as a trusted expert in your domain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5 years of experience in desktop software development.
• Experience with contamination transport modeling tools like MODFLOW/MT3D is preferred.
• Proficiency in modern C (C14+).
• Experience building Windows applications with Visual Studio 2019+ and MFC.
• Experience with XML or JSON serialization.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural decisions for the simulation software platform.
• Provide technical leadership across core subsystems and ensure code health.
• Guide delivery of complex features with autonomy.

Skills

Modern C (C14+)

Windows desktop development

Visual Studio 2019+

MFC (Windows UI)

XML/JSON serialization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Visual Studio

Job description

Lead Software Engineer

Full Remote

Job Scope:

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across the core subsystems for simulation software platform. You will guide architectural decisions, champion modern engineering practices, lead the delivery of complex features, and safeguard the long-term health of the codebase. You will operate with significant autonomy and act as a trusted expert in your domain.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 5 years of experience in desktop software development.
• MODFLOW, MT3D or related contamination transport modeling
• Proficiency in modern C (C 14 or later).
• Experience developing Windows applications with Visual Studio (2019 or later).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) for Windows UI development.
• Experience with object serialization and structured data formats (e.g., XML, JSON).