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Principal Software Engineer (TL)

Huntsville, AL · Information Technology
Position Title: Principal Software Engineer (TL)
Position Type: Onsite
Location:  Huntsville, AL
Clearance: Active Secret (with TS Eligibility)


Waypoint’s client is seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer (TL) to join their growing team.

​​Responsibilities:
  • Serving as Site Lead for the Huntsville software team; this involves providing technical direction and guidance across multiple software development efforts
  • Developing software using modern C++ for development of Threat System products and solutions
  • Responsible for assisting with the design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of software programs and software-intensive systems
  • Participating in the software project-level testing strategy and coordinating with the testing team to ensure new features are thoroughly tested
  • Assisting with software reviews to ensure software meets desired quality standards, is free from bugs, and behaves as intended
  • Mentoring junior software engineers to facilitate skill and knowledge development through informal opportunities, such as coaching or offering advice, and formal training opportunities.
​​​​​Requirements:
  • Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science and at least eighteen years' work-related experience or a Master's degree in Engineering or Computer Science and sixteen years' work-related experience or a Ph.D. in a relevant technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Must have a strong background and experience in Software Engineering activities to include research, design, development, debugging, integration, testing, and deployment
  • Must have experience developing software Radar Systems and/or Radio Frequency Emitters
  • At least 8 years of modern C++ (C++11 or newer) development
  • Must have experience leading a software development team
  • Must have a strong understanding of the Linux Operating System, significant RedHat experience is desired
  • Must have a good understanding of parallelism, concurrency, or threading in a distributed environment
  • Must have good working knowledge of build systems such as Make and CMake
  • Must have experience with Agile Scrum methodologies and practices
  • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Must have good interpersonal skills and be capable of conflict resolution in a team environment
Desired:
  • Experience developing Signal Processing algorithms, Kalman Filter tracking algorithms, or other forms of Radar Data Processing techniques
  • Some experience with user interface (UI) design and developing workflows that provide a good user experience (UX)
  • Experience with small-scale distributed systems with latency restrictions
  • Experience within the Atlassian suite
  • Experience with DevOps, including continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) pipelines
  • Working knowledge of Cyber Security principles, STIG processes and working through Risk Management Framework(s)
  • Experience in scripting languages such as python and bash
  • Experience in network architecture and implementations
  • Experience using gRPC, TBCF, DIS, TENA, or other remote procedure call (RPC) technologies
  • Experience supporting the Test and Evaluation (T&E) community


*Waypoint Human Capital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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