Senior Software Developer (Windows) (Hybrid)

Nightwing; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Senior Software Developer in Huntsville, Alabama, to work on cybersecurity innovations that protect national security. The role involves developing software for commercial products and securing systems at foundational levels. Candidates should possess strong C/C++ skills, knowledge of OS internals, and proficiency with Windows driver development.

Ideal candidates are forward-thinking, motivated, and possess effective problem-solving skills. A U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of the work, which may involve security clearances.

Qualifications

• Experience with C/C++ development.
• Knowledge of OS internals is crucial.
• Proficient with debugging tools like WinDbg and Visual Studio Debugger.

Responsibilities

• Develop software for our commercial product team.
• Secure systems at the lowest levels.
• Engage in systems-level security engineering.

Skills

C/C++ development

OS internals knowledge

Debugging tools proficiency

Windows driver development

Git version control

Batch scripting

Python 3 experience

Software testing tools

Good communication skills

Tools

WinDbg

Visual Studio Debugger

Jira

Jenkins

Pytest

Job description

Senior Software Developer (Windows)

Work at the forefront of cybersecurity research and development, delivering capabilities to protect national security. Our projects cover the spectrum of security technologies, hardware architectures, and operating systems; if it runs code, we’re interested in its security. We see the impact we have on our nation’s security each day. We ensure our engineers have the tools they need to excel and we recognize superb results.

We’re seeking a candidate to develop software for our commercial product team—securing systems at the lowest levels. Potential candidates should be talented, motivated, and forward-thinking individuals who enjoy systems-level security engineering.

Security Clearance

Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. U.S. Citizenship is required. Qualified applicants must meet the requirements to obtain and maintain a Secret government security clearance.

Required Skills

• Experience with C/C++ development
• Knowledge of OS internals (Filesystem, IRP and I/O Request Handling)
• Debugging tools proficiency (WinDbg or Visual Studio Debugger)
• Windows driver development experience (WDM or WDK)
• Version control systems such as Git
• Experience with Batch scripting and Python 3
• Software development and testing tools such as Jira, Jenkins, Pytest
• Good communication skills

Additional Skills

• TPM and Secure Boot technologies
• DOD System Security Engineering and standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper, etc.)
• Reading and interacting with assembly (x86_64, ARM, etc.)
• Virtualization concepts and technologies (Hyper‑V, VMware, VirtualBox, etc.)
• Cryptography and the implementation of cryptographic algorithms
• Concurrency and parallelism concepts

Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate is someone with great technical and problem‑solving skills, a motivated personality, and a high degree of creativity!

EEO Statement

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.