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Senior Mission Software Engineer

Lexington, MA (LEX-01)💼 Full-time💰 $191,000–$191,000🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-25

Core

Maintain health and uptime of deployed imaging systems, triage full-stack issues, and support field operations for U.S. military and allied security challenges.

Role type

Senior Mission Software Engineer (fielded systems)

Builds

Modular software services running on edge-compute devices in austere environments

Domain

Defense technology / Imaging systems / Embedded Linux

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, C++, Linux bare-metal development, system diagnostics across stack boundaries, technical communication to non-technical audiences

Preferred skills

gRPC, Linux service management/observability, React/JSX, Nix/NixOS, experience with fielded/deployed systems

Technologies

Python, C++, Linux, gRPC, React, JSX, Nix, NixOS

Responsibilities

Own fielded system success and drive resolution of issues across code, firmware, network, and hardware; Develop and extend modular software services for edge devices; Support field operations by diagnosing issues with operators; Represent the team externally in integrations; Maintain end-to-end system understanding across hardware/firmware/software; Collaborate with firmware, hardware, and platform engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with system ownership

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