Senior Software Developer

Location: California, MD
Work Arrangement: Hybrid 
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: $90,220 – $145,000 per year
 

About the Organization

Our organization is a technology-focused company supporting critical defense and aerospace missions through advanced software engineering and technical solutions. The team develops and supports sophisticated systems used within the military aviation mission-planning environment, helping customers manage complex operational requirements through reliable, secure, and high-performance technology.

The organization works closely with government and defense customers and places a strong emphasis on technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and mission success. This is an opportunity to join an experienced engineering team working on software products that directly support important national defense and aviation missions.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer to analyze, design, develop, test, and maintain software applications supporting military aviation mission-planning systems.

The successful candidate will have strong software engineering experience in a Department of Defense (DoD) environment, excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with development teams, customers, and end users.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze software requirements and software requirement specifications.

• Design and develop software components and user interfaces.

• Perform system-level and unit-level testing.

• Take ownership of applications and serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME).

• Represent the development team in customer and internal meetings as needed.

• Provide technical analysis and recommendations.

• Develop and present technical meeting materials.

• Collaborate with development teams, customers, and end users to deliver effective software solutions.

• Work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment.

• Troubleshoot and debug software applications.

• Help ensure software products meet technical, functional, and customer requirements.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 10–12 years of software engineering experience within a DoD environment.

• Active Secret Security Clearance.

• Experience designing, developing, and supporting software applications.

• Experience developing Microsoft Windows software applications using:

  • C#

  • C++

  • .NET Framework

  • Windows Forms

  • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

• Experience developing client applications using one or more of:

  • HTML5

  • JavaScript

  • TypeScript

  • Angular

  • React

• Strong debugging and troubleshooting capabilities.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to clearly communicate technical designs, processes, ideas, and solutions to development teams and customers.

• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative engineering team.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with automated unit-testing frameworks such as:

  • NUnit

  • xUnit

  • Microsoft Test Framework

• Knowledge of military aviation mission-planning requirements.

• Familiarity with Git and Azure DevOps.

• Experience working with mission-planning applications or defense/aerospace software systems.

• Experience interacting directly with government or military customers.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will bring:

• 10–12+ years of software engineering experience

• Strong DoD software development background

• Active Secret Security Clearance

• U.S. Citizenship

• Strong C# and/or C++ development experience

• .NET, Windows Forms, and/or WPF experience

• Experience with Angular, React, JavaScript, or TypeScript

• Strong software debugging and testing skills

• Excellent communication and customer-facing abilities

• Ability to take ownership of complex applications and serve as a technical SME