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Senior Software Engineer, Discovery

Washington, DC (DC-01)Full-time$191k2026-09-18 → 2026-11-11
On-site · United StatesSecurity clearance required

Core

Build core capabilities, experiences, and primitives for offensive cyber products and the Lattice OS platform, enabling autonomous cyber missions at the edge.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Offensive Cyber / Lattice OS)

Builds

Offensive cyber products, command and control frameworks, autonomous cyber behavior trees, SIGINT analysis tools, and data exfiltration pipelines.

Domain

Defense / Cybersecurity / Autonomous Systems

Required skills

C, C++, Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, React, Linux, containerization, full-stack debugging, distributed systems design, API design, SDK development, networking, systems integration

Preferred skills

Offensive or defensive cyber background, AI/LLM integration patterns, air-gapped deployment experience, technical leadership, customer-facing engineering

Technologies

Lattice OS, C, C++, Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, React, Linux, Docker/Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Build highly-available and scalable services, data models, and APIs; Integrate best-of-breed cyber tools via custom SDKs; Design distributed software systems for degraded and contested networks; Incorporate AI/LLM-enabled workflow features; Contribute to technical leadership and long-term maintainability; Work directly with program teams and customers to deploy products.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC