Lead Software Engineer

Arlington, VA . Posted 23 days ago

The role

You will lead the technical execution of software systems that operationalize advanced analytics, machine learning, and data-processing capabilities. You will manage technical delivery, architecture, and team leadership for assigned projects or subsystems.

What you will do

Lead software development from requirements through deployment and sustainment
Convert customer objectives into requirements, architectures, and development plans
Lead and mentor software engineers and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
Decompose complex work into actionable tasks and manage technical risks
Design and oversee architectures for services, APIs, data pipelines, and ML integrations
Lead design reviews, code reviews, and integration activities
Contribute technical content to proposals and customer engagements

Required qualifications

PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline
MS with 6+ years of relevant experience in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline
BS with 8+ years of relevant experience in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline
Experience leading software development efforts or major workstreams
Experience translating customer needs into software requirements, designs, and test plans
Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, C++, Java, Go, or similar
Experience with Git, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, containers, issue tracking, and documentation
Ability to lead technical discussions and communicate risks and tradeoffs

Nice to have

Active Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI security clearance
Experience designing system or software architectures for distributed, data-intensive, real-time, cloud, on-premises, or edge systems
DevSecOps experience with CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and cloud platforms
Experience developing software in large, multi-team code bases
Familiarity with message queues, stream processing, distributed computing, or microservices
Experience supporting technical proposals, customer demonstrations, or capture activities with DoW or IC customers
Experience using LLM-enabled development tools, such as Cursor or Codex

About the company

STR is a growing technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security. The Intelligence Division researches, develops, and transitions advanced analytics and machine-learning solutions for national-security problems.