Senior Embedded Software Lead — RF & Field-Ready

Two Six Technologies; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Two Six Technologies is actively seeking a Lead Embedded Software Engineer to join our team in Arlington, Virginia. The role focuses on building and deploying fieldable software for RF-enabled platforms and transitioning PoCs into real-world capabilities for national security missions.

You will lead a multidisciplinary software team, drive architecture, and contribute to on-site deployments with TS/SCI readiness, shaping solutions for complex national security challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related Scientific Domain.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in Python and C/C++ or Rust.
• Software architecture experience -- demonstrated track record of success in taking ideas “from whiteboard to fielded”.
• Experience with Linux, containerization, networking, administration tools.
• Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance and work on-site in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership -- plan, design, and direct the execution of high-level software tasks for rapidly developing bespoke fieldable capabilities.
• Lead the software team – direct multidisciplinary engineering teams through task management and technical oversight, delivering software for advanced RF platforms.
• Rapidly transition research-grade, “proof-of-concept” software, and vulnerability analysis findings from the lab to real-world use.
• Develop flexible, well-tested software modules which can be rapidly assembled into mission-customized solutions for immediate fielding.
• Provide expert guidance to human and agentic team members across a variety of technical domains.
• When needed, support real-world missions on-site in real time.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Rust

Linux

Containerization

Networking

Software architecture

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related Scientific Domain

Tools

Docker

Job description

Two Six Technologies is actively seeking a Lead Embedded Software Engineer to join our team in Arlington, Virginia. The role focuses on building and deploying fieldable software for RF-enabled platforms and transitioning PoCs into real-world capabilities for national security missions.

You will lead a multidisciplinary software team, drive architecture, and contribute to on-site deployments with TS/SCI readiness, shaping solutions for complex national security challenges.