Sr Advanced Software Engineer (C++, Java)

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Manassas, VA

2d•$149,902 - $166,298•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a senior individual contributor developing and integrating complex mission-critical software for U.S. Navy submarine and surface platforms. You will independently own significant software components and difficult integration problems while contributing to architecture, design, implementation, and testing. This is a hands-on individual-contributor position without personnel-management responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 6 years relevant experience.
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Deep modern C++ expertise, preferably including Qt-based applications.
Strong experience with Linux, distributed systems, networking, and multithreaded software.
Experience with gRPC, Protocol Buffers, containers, Kubernetes, and Helm.
Demonstrated ownership of large or technically complex software components.
Strong debugging and root-cause-analysis skills across application and deployment layers.
Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical decisions without formal leadership authority.
Experience with Navy, tactical, combat-system, or other mission-critical environments.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of DevSecOps, automated testing, CI/CD, and secure software practices.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain complex software using C++, Qt, Java, and Python.
Own software components from requirements and architecture through integration and deployment.
Develop distributed interfaces using APIs, AMQP, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, and event-driven architectures.
Make well-supported design decisions within assigned components and subsystems.
Integrate COTS, open-source, and custom-developed software.
Diagnose complex concurrency, performance, networking, data, and system-integration problems.
Develop applications for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and containerized environments.
Support deployments using Docker, Podman, Kubernetes or RKE2, and Helm.
Define effective unit, component, and integration tests.
Perform detailed code and design reviews and provide technical mentoring to other engineers.
Communicate technical risks, findings, and recommendations to engineering and program stakeholders.
Support laboratory and Navy platform integration activities.