Lead, Mission Software Engineer (Defense)

Location: Torrance, California, United States. The role may require access to classified information and restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced defense systems and integrated mission capabilities.

What you will do

• Lead the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of mission software across weapons, launchers, command-and-control systems, sensors, and mission planning tools.
• Own major software capabilities from requirements and architecture through implementation, integration, testing, and operational deployment.
• Design APIs, data models, interfaces, and communications across tactical networks, aircraft, launchers, mission computers, fire-control systems, sensors, and government C2 systems.
• Build tools, simulators, and test infrastructure for software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and system-level testing.
• Lead debugging and root-cause analysis across application software, embedded systems, networks, avionics, sensors, and hardware.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with flight software, avionics, guidance and navigation, vehicle engineering, test, integration, government, and platform teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience and experience owning complex software systems or major capabilities.
• Strong development experience with C++, Rust, Python, Go, C, or similar languages.
• Experience with software architecture, APIs, networking, data serialization, concurrency, distributed systems, hardware interfaces, and complex integrated-system debugging.
• Experience with Git-based production development, code review, automated testing, and CI/CD.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance and satisfy applicable U.S. Government eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with mission planning, C2, fire control, targeting, autonomy, sensor integration, weapon-system software, or military mission systems.
• Experience with MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, UAI, CAN, Ethernet, TCP/UDP, protobuf, or tactical data links.
• Experience with geospatial software, coordinate systems, targeting, route planning, trajectory generation, or mission-data processing.
• Experience with embedded, real-time, Linux-based, SIL, HIL, vehicle-in-the-loop, or flight-test software.
• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Early-stage environment with significant ownership and direct impact on defense capabilities.
• Hands-on technical leadership combining production coding, architecture, mentoring, and integration work.
• Collaboration across software, hardware, systems, operations, customers, and external engineering teams.
• Generous benefits package.