Senior Software Engineer

Helm Point Solutions, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CareFirst Gold Medical, Dental, and V

401(k) with Company Match

Profit Sharing & Performance Bonuses

Leave Buy-Back Program

Career Growth & Community Engagement

Job summary

Helm Point Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a government/military oriented team at Fort Meade, MD.

The role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and offers full-time employment with a salary range of $170,000–$195,000 depending on experience. The candidate will design, test, and optimize software architectures across distributed frameworks using Python, Java, Scala, and C, with emphasis on performance analysis and system monitoring.

Qualifications

• Ten years of experience as a software engineer in similar scope programs.
• Bachelor’s degree required; four additional SWE years may substitute for degree.

Responsibilities

• Design, document and test software architectures and performance.
• Identify metrics and monitoring to support testing and alerting.
• Perform root cause analysis and mitigations for performance issues.
• Develop new capabilities to overcome performance limitations during testing.
• Collaborate with customer metrics and monitoring teams.

Skills

Python

Java

Scala

C

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Apache Spark

Dask

Ray

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Ft. Meade, MD · Government/Military

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Full-Time | Fully Funded | $170,000–$195,000 (Depending on Experience)

Secure the Mission. Engineer Trust in Every System.

Helm Point Solutions is a cybersecurity and physical security firm supporting the nation’s most critical systems and infrastructure. We’re seeking experienced Senior Software Engineers to support vital intelligence operations that directly impact national security.

You’ll join a skilled team responsible for strengthening the systems that protect the country’s most sensitive missions - delivering standardized, scalable security solutions across multiple teams and environments.

What You’ll Do

• Design, document and execute tests of FOSS, COTS and GOTS software architectures to determine what aspects of the software and/or computer infrastructure are limiting performance.
• Research and identify metrics necessary to understand performance limitations of the software and/or computer infrastructure to support testing.
• Research and identify monitoring necessary to support timely alerting of infrastructure and software failures encountered during testing.
• Identify hardware and software failure trends and develop mitigations encountered during testing.
• Perform root cause analysis.
• Work with the customer metrics and monitoring team to introduce new metrics capabilities to support testing.
• Modify the software architecture and/or develop new software capabilities to overcome performance limitations encountered during testing.
• Experience with the distributed computing FOSS software frameworks below is beneficial. Apache Spark, Dask, Ray
• Experience developing software in the languages below is beneficial: Python, Scala, Java, C

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years’ experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Why Helm Point?

We’re not just filling seats — we’re building careers. At Helm Point, every team member matters. You’ll be part of a close-knit, mission-driven company that:

Listens to your career goals

Rewards your contributions

Invests in your growth

Benefits include:

• CareFirst Gold Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Profit Sharing & Performance Bonuses
• Leave Buy-Back Program
• Career Growth & Community Engagement Opportunities

Next Steps

This position may be used to fill multiple openings.

Helm Point Solutions, Inc. does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, protected veteran status, or any other non-merit factor.