Senior Software Engineer

Systemstechnologyresearch; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 134,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

STR seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and integrate advanced algorithms and software for autonomous platforms. You will lead a small team, contribute across the software lifecycle, and build tools for mission planning and CI/CD pipelines.

based in Woburn, MA, Arlington, VA, or Dayton, OH, with a flexible hybrid environment that supports remote work when not requiring STR facilities.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a security clearance.
• BS in Computer Science or related technical field with 5+ years of experience.
• 3+ years of experience with C++ or Java.
• Experience with data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and backend optimization.
• Ability to develop, implement, test autonomy algorithms and software.
• Experience leading small engineering teams (2–4 engineers) through Agile lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop autonomous platform software and algorithms.
• Test, integrate, and demonstrate software across lifecycle stages.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring in small teams.
• Develop tools for mission planning, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with internal leadership and external customers on plans.

Skills

C++

Java

Leadership

Agile

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Gitlab

Job description

About the Team

STR's Analytics & C2 Division develops novel technologies to solve challenging national security problems through advanced analytics. Our team consists of passionate and motivated individuals with degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, and data science. We use our expertise and creativity to take innovative ideas from conception to mature implementation in order to improve mission success.

The Collaborative Autonomy and Control (CAC) Group in the AC2 Division works to build software systems that solve critical problems in the areas of uncrewed system autonomy, multi‑agent collaboration, resource management, and control. By leveraging expertise in machine learning, algorithms, model‑predictive control, and software development, we build tools that support tactical mission planning and execution, autonomous reasoning, and more.

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work as part of a tightly knit team to design, develop, implement, integrate, test, and demonstrate advanced algorithms and software systems for autonomous platforms. You will provide technical leadership and mentoring on programs across the software and system development lifecycle, from early prototypes to integrated systems. Your work will develop a diverse set of software tools and applications for mission planning systems, automated control processes, unmanned platforms, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines. This position is based in Woburn, MA, Arlington, VA, or Dayton, OH, and includes a flexible hybrid environment that allows remote work when the work does not require use of STR's facilities.

Who You Are

• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a security clearance.
• BS in Computer Science or related technical field with 5+ years of experience.
• 3+ years of experience with C++ or Java.
• Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization of backend executables.
• Proven ability to develop, implement, integrate, and test autonomy algorithms and software.
• Proven ability to proactively assume leadership within modest size engineering teams (2‑4 engineers) through complete Agile development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated success executing industry best practices in code review, unit testing, test coverage, static analysis, etc., to ensure mature, high quality software products.
• Experience in supporting system/software architecture design at the system and system of systems (SoS) levels.
• Comfortable working with internal leadership and external customers in the development and execution of software product plans.
• Experience utilizing Object‑Oriented Programming principles for large scale systems.
• Proficiency with Agile software lifecycle methodologies and tools, such as JIRA, Confluence, Gitlab, static analysis, etc.
• Experience with test‑driven development methodologies.
• Ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologies.

Even Better

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Experience with Collection Orchestration, Satellite Constellation Management, Containerization and service‑based architectures, Coordinating Electronic Warfare resources, Reinforcement learning, Agentic AI, programming for embedded and physical devices, Multi‑agent coordination of UxVs, MAVLINK or other C2 protocols, ROS, TAK, DevSecOps and CI/CD tool chains, Constraint satisfaction algorithms, Knowledge representation/ontologies, Python, Active Security Clearance.

Pay Information

Full‑Time Salary Range: $134,000 - $184,000. The salary range is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors such as the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.