Senior Software Engineer

Tangram Flex

$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience (MS/PhD preferred)
  • 8 years in software engineering with hands-on technical leadership experience
  • Expert-level skills in C/C++ development
  • Experience with secure software engineering practices
  • U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain government security clearance
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% for client engagement

Responsibilities

  • Architect, develop, and test high-performance software aligned with open standards
  • Analyze and improve system efficiency and overall platform stability
  • Stay ahead of emerging defense tech trends and contribute to technical communities
  • Act as primary technical contact for clients to gather requirements and manage expectations
  • Provide technical guidance and lead product demonstrations for customers
  • Mentor software engineers and drive collaborative culture
  • Facilitate the end-to-end software lifecycle using Agile methodologies
  • Learn and maintain expertise in Tangram Flex products and support system testing

Benefits

  • Hybrid work options
  • Flexible working hours, including generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • Comprehensive employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Access to employer-sponsored Life Insurance and Health Savings Account
  • Competitive 401K employer match
  • Supportive and vibrant engineering culture fostering growth and collaboration through tech community events
Full Job Description
Tangram Flex is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a minimum of 8 years of experience with technical leadership in open mission system integration, applying MOSA methodologies in modular software implementation build and verification. Our team works heavily in open standards such as UCI, WOSA, OMS, AMS GRA, and Big Iron, bringing modern and innovative software integration solutions to our customers and partners, greatly impacting how quickly cutting-edge technologies can be deployed to the field.

Working with Tangram Leadership, a Senior Level Software Engineer would provide technical solutioning and direction of software integration design and development. By partnering with Program Management and leading a team of system and software engineers to deliver deployable solutions to our Government and Industry Customers.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership
  • Design & Code: Architect, develop, and test high-performance software (C/C++, Java, Python, Rust) aligned with open standards to ensure modularity and interoperability.
  • System Optimization: Analyze and improve system efficiency, resource allocation, memory management, and overall platform stability and scalability.
  • Continuous Innovation: Stay ahead of emerging defense tech trends, evaluate new tools, and contribute to internal and external technical communities.

Client Engagement & Business Development
  • Client Technical Thought Partner: Act as the primary technical point of contact to gather requirements, manage expectations, and deliver on project commitments.
  • Product Support & Demos: Provide technical guidance, deliver findings, and lead product demonstrations for customer engineers.
  • Growth & Proposals: Identify expansion opportunities during client engagements and help author Statements of Work (SOWs) and technical proposals to capture follow-on work.

Engineering Mentorship & SDLC
  • Team Leadership: Mentor and grow software engineers, driving code reviews, best practices, and collaborative culture across software and systems engineering teams.
  • Project Management: Facilitate the end-to-end software lifecycle using Agile SDLC methodologies, actively participating in sprint planning, reviews, and integration events.

Integration, Testing & Product Delivery
  • Tangram Product Integration: Learn, demonstrate, and maintain deep technical expertise in Tangram Flex products within customer environments.
  • Verification & Validation: Support end-to-end system testing, performance analysis, and hardware/software integration to resolve complex technical issues.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate across engineering disciplines and participate in key in-person client alignment and integration meetings.


REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
  • Education: BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience (MS/PhD preferred).
  • Experience: 8 years in software engineering development, including proven hands-on technical leadership on R&D or product development projects.
  • Security Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required; must possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.
  • Expert-level C/C++ development skills.
  • Secure Development: Experience in end-to-end software product development using secure software engineering practices.
  • client Engagement & Travel: Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% of work time to client sites, customer locations, and industry conferences as required.
  • Work Location based in Dayton, Ohio


NICE TO HAVE SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
  • System Execution: Ability to independently execute complex technical tasks in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, small-team environment with minimal supervision.
  • Communication & Proposals: Professional written and verbal communication skills to author technical documentation, support proposal development, and present to external customers (experience leading R&D proposals preferred).
  • Defense Network: Strong existing technical relationships with DoW/defense laboratories (e.g., AFRL, ONR, DEVCOM/CERDEC)


WHAT WE OFFER

We are committed to staying rooted in our core value of Team First. For that reason, we've designed a highly competitive benefits program and supportive work environment to engage employees and their families.
  • Hybrid work options
  • Flexible Working Hours, 10 paid holidays, and generous Paid Time Off
  • Employer Paid Medical, Dental, Vision and Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Access to group rating plans for Life Insurance
  • Employer contribution to Health Savings Account
  • Competitive 401K employer match
  • A vibrant engineering culture that fosters transparency, collaboration, and continuous professional growth via internal tech community events (Lightning Talks, Integration Events).


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