Software Engineer 4

Centex Tech; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Centex Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer 4 to design, build, test, and sustain complex software capabilities while providing senior technical leadership across the delivery lifecycle. This role suits an experienced professional who embraces ownership of difficult work, creates clarity, and collaborates across technical, program, and customer teams.

The candidate will translate requirements into maintainable software designs, develop secure and observable code, and create automated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into software designs and technical plans.
• Develop secure, testable code for complex features and data workflows.
• Create automated tests and maintain code-review standards.
• Diagnose defects and production issues across boundaries.
• Break down work, identify risks, and guide implementation.
• Mentor engineers and raise engineering standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Design reviews

Debug complex defects

Security-focused development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Centex Technologies is hiring a Software Engineer 4 to design, build, test, and sustain complex software capabilities while providing senior technical leadership across the delivery lifecycle. This opportunity is well suited to an experienced professional who enjoys owning difficult work, creating clarity, and collaborating across technical, program, and customer teams.

What You'll Do

• Translate product, system, and customer requirements into maintainable software designs and technical plans.
• Develop secure, testable, observable code for complex features, services, integrations, and data workflows.
• Create automated unit, integration, contract, and system tests and maintain effective code-review standards.
• Diagnose complex defects and production issues across application, data, API, and infrastructure boundaries.
• Break down ambiguous work, identify dependencies and risks, and guide implementation across contributors.
• Mentor engineers, facilitate design reviews, and raise engineering standards without relying on formal authority.

Why Join Centex Technologies

• Join an established small business with more than 20 years of experience supporting customers and solving complex technology and mission needs.
• Work remotely within the United States while contributing to meaningful customer outcomes.
• Take ownership of complex work and collaborate directly with experienced technical and program professionals.

Work Arrangement

This is a remote U.S. position. Occasional travel or work outside normal hours may be required based on customer and program needs.

Background and Clearance

Employment is subject to required background screening. Some assignments may require the ability to obtain and maintain a public trust determination or security clearance.

Centex Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Centex Technologies provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process and employment.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent directly relevant experience.
• Seven or more years of professional software engineering experience delivering production systems.
• Advanced proficiency in at least one relevant language and strong knowledge of software design, APIs, data, testing, source control, and secure development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work from unclear requirements through reliable delivery.

Preferred

• Experience supporting federal, defense, regulated, or mission-critical systems.
• Experience with cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, DevSecOps, and software supply-chain security.