Job Description

Job Description

Location: Washington, DC (Preferred) | Also Hiring in Palo Alto, CA; Denver, CO; New York, NY
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required
Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance preferred or ability to obtain

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About the Role

We are seeking Low-Level Software Engineers (Junior to Senior) with hands-on embedded C/C++ experience to join a mission-driven team solving complex challenges at the intersection of software and hardware. This role focuses on high-performance, low-latency, edge-optimized systems used in national security, defense, and other data-intensive sectors.

You’ll work closely with RF engineers, software developers, and product teams to build and optimize robust embedded software running on custom hardware platforms.

What You'll Do

• Develop and optimize embedded C/C++ software for real-time, resource-constrained environments

• Build low-latency, high-throughput backend systems for edge and data-plane use cases

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve ambiguous and high-stakes system-level problems

• Debug across hardware/software boundaries

• Work in Linux-based environments with modern toolchains

Basic Qualifications

• 2–12 years of hands-on software development experience in C/C++

• Experience with embedded systems , device drivers, or bare-metal development

• Familiarity with low-level systems optimization , memory management, or real-time operating constraints

• Strong understanding of Linux environments

• U.S. Citizenship (due to clearance requirements)

• Willingness to work on-site at least 2 days/week

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Rust or Go in systems programming contexts

• Understanding of IP networking, sockets , and low-level protocols

• Prior work in aerospace, defense, or secure systems

• Familiarity with edge computing , containers, or cross-compilation toolchains

• Active Secret or higher security clearance