Software Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Work on-site within a collaborative team environment to engineer joint tactical integrated fire control solutions
• Write clean, efficient, and scalable code aligned with established standards and best practices
• Translate high-level system goals into a concrete, implementable architecture
• Use scripting languages such as Bash or Python to automate data processing workflows
• Prototype algorithms and perform analysis using Python and/or Matlab
• Design, implement, and maintain complex modern C++ systems
• Debug and resolve advanced issues involving concurrency, synchronization, and memory ownership
• Write and maintain comprehensive unit and integration tests using Google Test / Google Mock
• Contribute directly to CI/CD pipelines and build infrastructure improvements
• Participate in periodic program reviews and technical presentations to Government stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field
• 3-5 years of professional software development experience
• Proficiency in real-time modern C++ (C++17 or newer)
• Experience with:
• Memory management and ownership models
• Concurrency primitives and multi-threaded system design
• Deterministic resource management
• Networking fundamentals
• Serialization frameworks
• Asynchronous systems
• Demonstrated experience writing high-quality unit tests and enforcing test discipline
• Excellent problem-solving skills and effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time
• 3 references, including 1 personal and 2 who are familiar with the candidate's prior professional work experience
• U.S. Citizenship
• Able to qualify for a DoD Secret or higher clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DoD operations, concepts, and technologies and their supporting sensors, effectors, and networks
• Experience designing or maintaining message-driven architectures
• Experience improving or designing CI/CD systems
• Familiarity with cross-platform development (Windows + Linux)
• Experience in regulated, safety-critical, aerospace, or defense environments
• Master's degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field

Benefits

Capstone Research Corporation offers 100% Company Provided Medical and Dental Insurance, Matching 401K, and Profit Sharing as part of our top-notch benefits package.