Senior UX Software Engineer

About the role

This is an excellent opportunity to lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team to design and develop robust, aesthetic software solutions with a particular focus on user experience (UX) and human-computer interaction. You will work collaboratively with a cross-functional team of UX research leads, software engineers, subject matter experts, and customers, using modern web, desktop, and mobile frameworks to architect and develop cutting-edge visualizations and interactions.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership (mentoring, code reviews, task definition and direction, technology selection, architecture definition, process improvement, etc.) across projects that range in scope and complexity
• Work with Principal Investigators to understand, define, and prioritize technical requirements and track them effectively in GitLab
• Understand and execute on the entire software development lifecycle (requirements management, development, merge requests, testing, deployment) and mentor junior engineers in their understanding and execution
• Architect scalable, robust software systems in response to customer and program requirements
• Build direct, collaborative relationships with our customers and external partners
• Lead technical elements of proposals for new research and development programs

Requirements

• Ability to work in a Hybrid (60%) onsite capacity in Cambridge, Massachusetts
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, ideally with exposure to the full software development lifecycle. Experience in DoD preferred
• Willingness to occasionally travel to support customer briefings and integration/test events
• Experience with (preferably leading) test and evaluation events
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices across the entire software development lifecycle
• Understanding of working with multi-performer teams on large-scale integration efforts

Qualifications

• Skillset and experience in API/Data Services, Back-end, Virtualization, Databases, Development workflow, Documentation, Front-end, Issue Tracking, Operating Systems, Testing, Web Mapping APIs, XR Hardware

Skills

• Technical leadership and mentoring
• Software development lifecycle management
• Collaborative project management
• User experience design and implementation
• DevSecOps practices
• Multi-performer team coordination

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus
• Retirement contribution
• 100% employer-paid medical and dental insurance
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Monthly gym allowance
• Free parking
• Generous paid time off
• Casual work environment

Pay

$160,000 - $210,000

Schedule

Hybrid (60%) onsite capacity in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Total Rewards

• Compensation
• Annual bonus
• Retirement contribution
• Health and dental insurance
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Monthly gym allowance
• Free parking
• Generous paid time off
• Casual work environment