Software Engineer/Developer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

full-time

Posted on: 9/21/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $129,800 - $216,700 per year

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About the role

Apply a strong software background to allow coordination, reviews, and technical support related to software and software-intensive systems
Review and assess ongoing software development activities to ensure alignment with project requirements and standards
Participate in agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and provide oversight on development processes
Collaborate with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and other stakeholders to clarify project needs, limitations, and performance requirements
Evaluate and analyze user needs and translate them into software requirements
Vet and validate software design proposals and feature development estimates; support proposal work and reviews such as Basis of Estimates and Earned Value
Ensure that teams are following DevSecOps best practices, including secure coding and pipeline tool usage
Facilitate multidisciplinary research, working closely with equipment designers and hardware engineers to integrate software and hardware requirements
Mentor teams by sharing insights, lessons learned, and best practices
Champion collaboration, learning, adaptability, and a growth mindset across the software engineering team

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
10+ years of software development experience
Recent hands-on coding in C++ (Python or Java experience highly desirable)
Demonstrated expertise within agile software development environments and DevSecOps practices
Working experience with common pipeline and CI/CD tools (Jira, Jenkins, GitLab, or similar)
Proven ability to conduct software estimate evaluations for feature development and proposal work, including Basis of Estimates, Earned Value, and CAM for control accounts
Strong analytical skills in assessing user needs and software feasibility within time/cost constraints
Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams (software, hardware, and systems engineering)
Flexibility and openness to changing priorities, technologies, and collaborative approaches
Track record of relating lessons learned from prior challenges to future team improvement and project success
Willingness to lead and foster knowledge sharing, team growth, and technical mentorship
Ability to facilitate communication across diverse stakeholders
Experience using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design
Active Top Secret Clearance
U.S. Citizenship required for obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance