Software Engineer Skill Level 2 - FFPP-8833

Nyla Technology Solutions

$186K — $220K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active security clearance at the TS/SCI polygraph level is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field with 14+ years of experience, or a high school diploma/GED with 18+ years of experience.
  • Proven ability to build and enhance complex software systems throughout the full development lifecycle.
  • Hands-on experience in code review and testing software against design requirements.
  • Track record of analyzing system-level requirements for modular software development.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, maintain, and enhance complex software components based on customer needs.
  • Evaluate and integrate COTS and GOTS solutions to optimize development efforts.
  • Conduct end-to-end component testing and resolve software issues in collaboration with the team.
  • Analyze hardware/software trade-offs and synthesize modular software components.
  • Contribute to continuous learning and engineering adaptability through problem resolution.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for continuous educational development and emerging tech exploration.
  • Collaborative work environment with a team-first culture.
Full Job Description
Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

As a Software Engineer on Team Nyla, you will bring your technical creativity and collaborative energy to design, build, maintain, and enhance complex software components tailored to exact customer needs. Working independently or alongside a team of brilliant, ever-curious engineers, you'll tackle everything from hardware/software trade-offs and COTS/GOTS integration to end-to-end component testing and problem resolution. If you are passionate about continuous learning, rapid impact, and engineering elegance, you'll fit right in.

The annual base salary range for this role is $186,000-$220,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

Required Skills

Software Development & Design: Proven ability to build, maintain, and enhance complex software systems using industry-standard design methodologies across the full development lifecycle.

Problem Solving & Testing: Hands-on experience reviewing code, resolving software problem reports (SPRs), and testing software components against documented design requirements.

System Trade-off & Synthesis Analysis: Track record of analyzing system-level requirements and breaking them down into modular software components, including evaluating hardware/software trade-offs and software reuse.

COTS/GOTS Integration: Ability to evaluate and integrate Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) solutions in place of custom development where optimal.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 14+ years of professional software engineering experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 18+ years of hands-on technical software development experience in lieu of a degree.

Desired Skills

Experience developing for processing-intensive analytics, algorithm-heavy workflows, or real-time systems.

Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, microservices, or big data processing framework tools.

Active involvement in continuous learning, prototype development, or emerging tech exploration.

Outstanding communication skills with a team-first, collaborative mindset.

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