Lead, Software Engineer
At a glance
Senior Software Engineering role at L3Harris Technologies. Herndon · $135,000–$250,500 base.
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What you'll do
- Guide the engineering team, coach junior developers, and uphold quality as work moves toward delivery
- Own software products and lead development from requirements gathering through release and ongoing support
- Use AI-assisted tools across design, coding, testing and debugging to move software work forward
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree plus at least nine years of relevant work, a graduate degree plus seven years, or thirteen years without a degree
- An active Secret clearance
- You bring software architecture and system design skills, full-lifecycle development experience, and familiarity with Agile methods
Who this fits
This senior technical-lead role suits an experienced engineer who wants to guide teammates while remaining involved across the software lifecycle. The position is based in Herndon, Virginia, and requires an active Secret clearance. The schedule is nine workdays in each fourteen-day period, with every other Friday off.
From the employer
Job Title: Lead, Software Engineer
Job Code: 42381
Job Location: Herndon, VA
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
EMSS is seeking experienced software engineers to support multiple software product deliveries, system modernization efforts, and future growth initiatives. The candidate will provide technical leadership, take ownership of software products, and drive development across the full software lifecycle from requirements through deployment and sustainment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership across the team, mentor junior engineers, and leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software design, implementation, testing, debugging, and delivery while maintaining high-quality engineering standards.
- Strong technical leadership and ownership mindset.
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle.
- Strong software architecture and system design skills.
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
- Active Secret clearance.
Preferred Skillsets:
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong Java, C++, Java Spring Boot, REST API development experience.
- Multi-threaded application development.
- Database design and integration experience.
- Linux development environment experience.
- CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance, including Jenkins.
- Containerized software development and deployment.
- Kubernetes and Cloud and hybrid-cloud deployment experience.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills.
- DoD, SATCOM, networking, gateway, or telecommunications experience.
- Docker and Kubernetes administration.
- AWS GovCloud or cloud-native application experience.
- DevSecOps and automated testing frameworks.
- Cybersecurity-aware software development.
- Experience with distributed systems and enterprise-scale applications.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Virginia is $135,000 - $250,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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