Senior Software Engineer

KBR Careers; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software for multiple contracts across the SATCOM domain. The role spans UI, backend services, and data integration, with emphasis on reliability in austere environments.

Responsibilities include building responsive interfaces with React/TypeScript, implementing backend services in GoLang/Java/Python, and ensuring cross-system compatibility. Strong communication and collaborative skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong experience with TypeScript/JavaScript
• Proven track record building production React applications
• Experience designing backend services and APIs with GoLang or similar
• Experience with MongoDB/SQLite or similar databases
• Ability to work across frontend, backend, data, and deployment concerns
• Proficient in writing maintainable, tested production code
• Strong software architecture, API design, and diagnostics knowledge
• Ability to troubleshoot complex problems across services and runtimes
• Excellent written and verbal communication and independent work style

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software improvements for a fast-paced SATCOM project
• Triage defects and design improvements for global SATCOM ground systems
• Develop responsive UI using React/TypeScript/JavaScript
• Extend open architecture framework for cross-system compatibility
• Build backend APIs and services using GoLang/Java/C#/Python
• Integrate real-time data from tracking, sensors, comms, and environment systems
• Design data flows for real-time and historical geospatial data
• Work with MongoDB and SQLite databases
• Create automated tests and enforce quality gates
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers to translate needs into software

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

GoLang

Java

C#

Python

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

React

GoLang

Java

C#

Python

MongoDB

SQLite

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Title

Senior Software Engineer

KBR is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain the software baseline of multiple contracts. The successful candidate will work across the full domain of our unit’s portfolio - from human-machine interfaces, to hardware command and status, to SATCOM mission control. This role is well suited to an engineer who enjoys solving difficult problems within the SATCOM domain, responsive user interfaces, distributed systems, disconnected operations, and mission-critical software.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software package improvements on a fast paced research and development project focused on local SATCOM RF awareness.
• Triage defects, and design improvements for an operational SATCOM ground system utilized around the world.
• Develop responsive, accessible user interfaces using React, TypeScript, JavaScript.
• Extend a system’s open architecture framework to enable cross-system compatibility and extensibility.
• Develop backend APIs and supporting services using GoLang, Java, C#, Python.
• Integrate real-time operational data from multiple sources, including tracking, sensor, communications, environmental, and situational awareness systems.
• Design and optimize client-side and server-side data flows for real-time, historical, and time-windowed geospatial data.
• Work with MongoDB, and SQLite databases.
• Work with external services that require data conversion and packaging prior to ingest.
• Build software that functions reliably in disconnected, degraded, and austere environments.
• Improve system performance, observability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, code reviews, and engineering planning.
• Create automated tests and maintain type-checking, linting, build, and release quality gates.
• Collaborate with product owners, domain experts, operators, and other engineers to translate operational needs into usable software.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Ability to hold a TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ten or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong professional experience with TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Strong experience building production React applications.
• Experience designing and implementing backend services and APIs with GoLang, or similar language.
• Experience with relational or document-oriented databases, preferably MongoDB, SQLite, or similar
• Demonstrated ability to work across frontend, backend, data, and deployment concerns.
• Experience writing maintainable, tested, production-quality code.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, error handling, logging, and operational diagnostics.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex problems across multiple services and runtime environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary engineering team.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building desktop applications with C# or equivalent.
• Experience with offline-first or disconnected operations.
• Experience with real-time streaming protocols.
• Experience with military, aviation, emergency management, public safety, or other operational data systems.
• Experience with Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and production release automation.
• Experience with performance optimization for high-volume visualizations and streaming data.
• Experience working in environments requiring formal security, quality, or configuration-management processes.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical work from design through delivery.
  
  

Basic Compensation: $200,000 - $275,000

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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