Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4 - (AHT)
Northrop Grumman1 day ago
Boulder, CO, USASenior / Staff+
Base Salary
$114k - $213k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and support automated build, integration, and deployment workflows.
- Deploy software applications in containerized and orchestrated environments.
- Perform C++ software development, including building, testing, integration, and debugging.
- Develop tools and prototypes as needed.
- Collaborate across disciplines and mentor junior developers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
- Provide technical documentation input and contribute to customer-facing presentations.
Requirements
- Principal level requires a bachelor's degree in STEM and 5 years of related experience, a master's degree in STEM and 3 years of related experience, or a PhD and 1 year of related experience.
- Senior Principal level requires a bachelor's degree in STEM and 8 years of related experience, a master's degree in STEM and 6 years of related experience, or a PhD and 4 years of related experience.
- Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs.
- Experience with modern C++, development tools, IDEs, C++ debugging, object-oriented programming, data structures, Linux, inter-process communication, and linear algebra.
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD toolchains or similar, containerization technologies such as Docker or Podman, and revision-control systems such as Git.
- Familiarity with Agile development practices and tools such as GitLab and Jira.
- Preferred qualifications include TS/SCI clearance, C++20 and template metaprogramming, Kubernetes, ZeroMQ, multithreaded and low-latency applications, intelligence-community customers, and data manipulation, processing, and visualization software.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses.
- The position is on-site in Boulder, Colorado.
- Travel is approximately 10% of the time.
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).