Lead Software Engineer - TS/SCI Full-Stack/Embedded

L3Harris; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, Florida is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineer who will stay hands-on building mission-critical software. You will work on full-stack web apps with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Docker, and Linux, and on embedded software with hardware.

This role is an individual-contributor with opportunities for technical leadership. You will design and sustain high-reliability software supporting customer missions, collaborate with customers and systems

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, a 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 the interfaces, data flows, and runtime behavior that connect the two.
• 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

Hands-on full-stack development

Engineering leadership

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Graduate degree

Tools

Docker

Git

Linux

Python

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Palm Bay, Florida is seeking a Senior Specialist, Software Engineer who will stay hands-on building mission-critical software. You will work on full-stack web apps with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Docker, and Linux, and on embedded software with hardware.

This role is an individual-contributor with opportunities for technical leadership. You will design and sustain high-reliability software supporting customer missions, collaborate with customers and systems