Lead Embedded Software Engineer
Two Six Technologies2 days ago
Arlington, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$166k - $235k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide thought leadership by planning, designing, and directing high-level software tasks for bespoke fieldable capabilities.
- Lead multidisciplinary software and engineering teams through task management and technical oversight.
- Transition research-grade proof-of-concept software and vulnerability-analysis findings into real-world operational use.
- Develop flexible, well-tested software modules for rapidly assembled, mission-customized solutions.
- Provide technical guidance to human and agentic team members across multiple technical domains.
- Support real-world missions on-site in real time when needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related scientific domain.
- At least five years of hands-on experience with Python and C/C++ or Rust.
- Demonstrated software architecture experience taking ideas from whiteboard to fielded capabilities with best practices and thorough testing.
- Experience with Linux, containerization, networking, and administration tools.
- Active Top Secret clearance with the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance.
- Ability to work on-site in Arlington, Virginia.
- Preferred qualifications include RF/DSP, radio-protocol reverse engineering, data science/intelligence analysis, distributed systems, cryptography, GPU programming, UI/UX development, low-level hardware reverse engineering, and agentic engineering experience.
- A master’s or graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related scientific domain is preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Retirement benefits and paid leave.
- Tuition assistance and professional development.
- On-site work in Arlington, Virginia, with potential real-world mission support.
About Two Six Technologies
Two Six Technologies builds cybersecurity, information operations, data science, and microelectronics software and hardware for U.S. national-security customers, delivering deployable products and applied R&D. Its portfolio spans secure communications, hardware security, and analytics, sold primarily through government contracts. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the company’s customers have included DARPA, the Department of State, U.S. Cyber Command, and the Department of Homeland Security.