Principal Software Engineer

RTX

full-time

Posted on: 9/19/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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💰 $112,000 - $224,000 per year

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AngularCloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsJavaJavaScriptKafkaLinuxMicroservicesPerlPythonQtRabbitMQTypeScript

About the role

Participate in the requirements, design, development and testing of software to include development of new work products or enhancement of existing applications and systems
Design, code, test, integrate, and document software solutions
Participate in internal review of software components and systems
Collaborate with project managers and other professionals within Engineering
Follow established development practices and processes to maintain the configuration management of software products
Participate in the advancement of the software development environment and DevOps practices within Engineering

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience
Extensive experience developing in modern programming languages (e.g. Python, Java, C++) in a Linux environment
Expertise in microservices architecture and distributed systems
Ability to obtain a U.S. government issued Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Experience with microservices architecture, distributed systems, containerized deployments, and modern cloud technologies.
Experience with RESTful APIs, messaging queue technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and event-driven systems.
Experience with Agile/SCRUM, DevOps, and test automation practices.
Experience with one or more scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, Bash, Perl, etc.)
Experience with Qt software development framework.
Experience with User Interface development and Web front-end frameworks (Angular)
Experience with embedded software development and software/hardware integration.
Experience with using configuration management and defect tracking tools (Git, JIRA, etc.).
Experience maintaining and using complex build processes (makefiles, CMake)
Familiarity with ITU Standards and telecommunication systems concepts
Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with Polygraph.