Senior Systems Software Engineer

The role

You will debug and resolve cross-system issues spanning software, real-time messaging, networking, RF, and hardware. You will work across cross-system infrastructure to pinpoint performance and integration issues and write software stacks under a systems architect's supervision.

What you will do

• Debug and resolve cross-system issues spanning software, real-time messaging, networking, RF, and hardware
• Pinpoint performance and latency issues in cross-system infrastructure
• Write and maintain software stacks under a systems architect's supervision
• Investigate and characterize system behavior under degraded, intermittent, or contested link conditions
• Perform hands-on hardware diagnostics using basic bench tools
• Hold technical conversations with networking, RF, and hardware SMEs
• Contribute to System Health through performance baselining, system-level verification, and crash analysis
• Identify and mitigate cross-system risks impacting mission effectiveness
• Support integration tooling, CI/CD, and automated regression in SIL/HIL environments
• Maintain Interface Control Documents and integration contracts

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Significant time debugging distributed, real-time, or multi-service systems in production
• Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Python
• Experience with real-time or low-latency messaging/middleware (e.g., DDS, ROS/ROS2, ZeroMQ, MQTT, gRPC)
• Solid working knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, multicast, basic routing)
• Working familiarity with RF/wireless concepts
• Comfortable using basic hardware bench tools (multimeter, oscilloscope)
• Demonstrated ability to debug across layers
• Experience with Linux systems and command-line debugging tooling
• U.S. citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience operating or debugging systems in contested/denied conditions
• Experience with Linux-based or real-time systems in resource-constrained, embedded, or edge environments
• Familiarity with containerization for edge deployment (Docker/K8s) and observability tooling
• Experience with simulation, HIL/SIL pipelines, or sim-to-field validation workflows
• Familiarity with security considerations in tactical comms or cross-domain solutions
• Prior work in defense, aerospace, or other mission-critical/regulated environments
• Experience authoring ICDs, requirements traceability, or MBSE artifacts
• Exposure to tactical radios, MANET, or mesh networking

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage with zero paycheck premiums for you and your family
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Equity grants for new hires
• Unlimited PTO
• 11 Paid holidays
• Generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in November and December
• Generous Parental Leave
• Military Leave for annual training or service requirements
• FSA
• DCFSA
• HSA
• Professional Development Opportunities

Before you apply

• U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR regulations
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

About the company

NODA is a veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments.