Software Engineer Skill Level 2 - FFPP-8853

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 required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 14+ years of experience, or a High School Diploma with 18+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Proven ability to utilize design methodologies throughout the full software development lifecycle.
  • Hands-on experience in code review and testing against design requirements.
  • Experience in analyzing system-level requirements for modular component development.
  • Capability to evaluate and integrate COTS and GOTS solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and enhance complex software components to meet customer needs.
  • Collaborate with teams to tackle hardware/software trade-offs and integration challenges.
  • Conduct end-to-end component testing and resolve software issues.
  • Engage in continuous learning and prototype development for rapid impact.
  • Participate in problem resolution by addressing software problem reports (SPRs).

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Supportive team environment promoting collaboration and creativity.
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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