Senior C++/Qt Software Engineer — Systems & Tools

PDW; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Parental leave

On-site gym

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Generous PTO

Job summary

PDW in Huntsville, AL seeks an experienced software engineer to contribute to system and tool development for upcoming product lines. You will design robust Qt/C++ architectures, build cross-platform applications, and optimize performance across deployment environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams, independent ownership of tasks, and hands-on deployment support for field testing, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions for sUAS functional systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in the end-to-end lifecycle of software development from concept to deployment, delivering production-ready code.
• Collaborate with product teams to define and implement solutions based on business needs and user feedback.
• Collaborate with a strong team and company stakeholders.
• Work independently with ownership of tasks while communicating clearly with teammates.
• Tackle complex technical issues and propose robust long-term solutions.
• Support deployments in the field for product testing and demos, including live troubleshooting.
• Uphold high code quality and performance; conduct reviews and optimize for efficiency.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks and security vulnerabilities.

Skills

Qt & C++

QML UI design

Cross-platform apps

REST/JSON

Git & versioning

Software architecture

CI/build tools

Multithreaded design

Remote data access

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

cmake

qmake

Git

Jira

Job description

PDW in Huntsville, AL seeks an experienced software engineer to contribute to system and tool development for upcoming product lines. You will design robust Qt/C++ architectures, build cross-platform applications, and optimize performance across deployment environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams, independent ownership of tasks, and hands-on deployment support for field testing, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions for sUAS functional systems.