Sr Software Developer

Scientific Research Corporation; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Scientific Research Corporation seeks a Sr Software Developer in San Diego, CA to design, develop, and deploy evolving software for LVC training environments. You will lead a team of software developers on-site alongside government personnel.

The role requires a Bachelor's in CS/CE/SE or related field with extensive coding in Java, JavaScript, and C++, plus experience with VMware ESXi and DevSecOps tooling. TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or systems engineering and 12 years of SW development experience.
• Eight or more years of experience leading teams of SW developers.
• Nine or more years of experience writing code in Java and JavaScript and C++.
• Four or more years of experience deploying and managing VMs in VMware ESXi.
• TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy synthetic LVC environments for training and analysis.
• Lead SW developers on-site with government personnel.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

C++

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or systems engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

Artifactory

Jenkins

VMware ESXi

Job description

Sr Software Developer

US-CA-San Diego

2026-11567

Software Developer

Regular Full-Time

9/17/2026

Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $127,650.00/Yr. - USD $212,750.00/Yr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Description

• Designing, developing, and deploying a continually evolving line of products capable of producing synthetic scenarios within Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) environments to drive the simulation of systems during training, testing, and analysis
• Leading a team of SW developers and sit on-site alongside team and government personnel

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Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or systems engineering and 12 years of SW development experience
• Eight or more years of experience leading teams of SW developers
• Nine or more years of experience writing code in Java and JavaScript and C++
• Four or more years of experience deploying and managing VMs in VMware ESXi
• TS/SCI clearance

Desired Skills

• Experience using Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Artifactory, and Jenkins
• Experience performing software engineering production across the complete DevSecOps lifecycle of a project
• Experience providing obsolescence-engineering support to provide replacement EoL/EoS COTS, FOSS, and GOTS SW
• Experience in creating and maintaining Software Design Description (SDD), Software Requirements Specification (SRS), Interface Design Description (IDD), and Interface Requirements Specification (IRS) documentation
• Experience in Information Operations (IO)/Information Warfare (IW)/Signal Intelligence (SIGINT)
• Experience leading a team of developers on an SCI project

Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET / SCI LEVEL

Travel Requirements

• N/A

About Us

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EEO

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

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