Senior Software Engineer

Capstone Research Corporation•Huntsville, AL

21d•Onsite

About The Position

Capstone Research Corporation is seeking to expand its team. Capstone Research Corporation is headquartered in Huntsville Alabama. We are a customer-oriented engineering services company providing world class research and development support across the Department of Defense (DoD): Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). We have an immediate opening for a Senior Software Engineer to work in our Huntsville, AL office. The successful candidate will join the interdisciplinary MDA/OSW Group supporting existing Joint Tactical Integrated Fire Control projects/programs. The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader and primary contributor within our team. This role is responsible for guiding sprint direction, leading architectural decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and delivering high-quality production-grade software. The successful candidate will be a top-tier individual contributor who designs, writes, reviews, and debugs complex systems daily. This role is hands-on and lab focused.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field
9-12 years of professional software development experience
Expert-level proficiency in real-time modern C++ (C++17 or newer)
Deep understanding of: Memory management and ownership models, Concurrency primitives and multi-threaded system design, Deterministic resource management, Networking fundamentals, Serialization frameworks, Asynchronous systems
Demonstrated experience writing high-quality unit tests and enforcing test discipline
Experience leading architectural discussions and making technical decisions
Proven track record of shipping production-grade systems
Ability to both design and develop systems
Excellent problem-solving skills and effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time
U.S. Citizenship
Ability to qualify for a DoD Secret or higher clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with DoD operations, concepts, and technologies and their supporting sensors, effectors, and networks
Experience designing or maintaining message-driven architectures
Experience improving or designing CI/CD systems
Familiarity with cross-platform development (Windows + Linux)
Experience in regulated, safety-critical, aerospace, or defense environments
Master's degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field

Responsibilities

Work on-site within a collaborative team environment to engineer joint tactical integrated fire control solutions
Drive technical direction of sprint work in collaboration with product and engineering leadership
Translate high-level system goals into a concrete, implementable architecture
Use scripting languages such as Bash or Python to automate data processing workflow
Prototype algorithms and perform analysis using Python and/or Matlab
Design, implement, and maintain complex modern C++ systems
Debug and resolve advanced issues involving concurrency, synchronization, and memory ownership
Write and maintain comprehensive unit and integration tests using Google Test / Google Mock
Contribute directly to CI/CD pipelines and build infrastructure improvements
Mentor mid-level and junior engineers in modern C++ best practices
Provide high-quality code reviews that elevate team standards
Act as escalation point for complex technical issues
Participate in periodic program reviews and technical presentations to Government stakeholders