Lead Software Engineer - Mission-Critical, TS/SCI

L3Harris Technologies; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, Florida, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to stay hands-on building mission-focused software. You will work on full-stack web apps and embedded software, using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Docker, and Linux, with opportunities for technical leadership without people management.

The role emphasizes design, integration with hardware, and delivering dependable command-and-control capabilities for national security programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and sustain high-reliability command-and-control software supporting customer missions and real-world assets.
• Build full-stack web applications using React, TypeScript, and JavaScript for responsive user experiences and Python services and APIs for backend capabilities.
• Develop and deploy containerized software using Docker, applying object-oriented design to create clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Integrate software with unique hardware platforms and troubleshoot interfaces, data flows, and runtime behavior.
• Configure and troubleshoot basic Linux development, deployment, and runtime environments in support of software delivery and sustainment.
• Work directly with customers, systems engineers, and mission users to turn operational needs into practical technical solutions; contribute technical leadership through strong engineering judgment, design reviews, and peer collaboration.

Skills

Full-stack development

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

Docker

Linux

Git

CI/CD

Security

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Docker

Git

Linux

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, Florida, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to stay hands-on building mission-focused software. You will work on full-stack web apps and embedded software, using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Docker, and Linux, with opportunities for technical leadership without people management.

The role emphasizes design, integration with hardware, and delivering dependable command-and-control capabilities for national security programs.