Lead Embedded Software Engineer (RF)

Location: On-site in Arlington, Virginia; active Top Secret Clearance required, with the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.

Salary: $165,909–$234,952 USD annualized.

Company

hirify.global builds and deploys innovative products that address complex challenges and support national security missions.

What you will do

• Plan, design, and direct high-level software tasks for bespoke fieldable capabilities.
• Lead multidisciplinary software and engineering teams delivering software for advanced RF platforms.
• Transition research-grade proof-of-concept software and vulnerability analysis findings from the lab into real-world use.
• Develop flexible, well-tested software modules for rapidly assembled, mission-customized solutions.
• Provide technical guidance across multiple domains to human and agentic team members.
• Support real-world missions on-site in real time when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, or a related scientific domain.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Python and C/C++ or Rust.
• Software architecture experience with a demonstrated record of taking ideas from whiteboard to fielded capability while applying best practices and thorough testing.
• Experience with Linux, containerization, networking, and administration tools.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Ability and desire to adapt and learn new skills to meet mission and team needs.
• Active Top Secret Clearance and ability and willingness to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance.
• Ability to work on-site in Arlington, Virginia.

Nice to have

• Experience with RF and/or DSP.
• Experience with radio protocol reverse engineering, data science or intelligence analysis, distributed systems, cryptography, GPU programming, or UI/UX development.
• Experience with low-level hardware reverse engineering, including reading schematics, tapping communications buses, and using JTAG for system introspection.
• Experience leveraging agentic engineering to deliver stable, maintainable, well-designed, and well-documented solutions.
• Master’s or graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, or a related scientific domain.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment built on trust and focused on innovative national security capabilities.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus life and disability insurance.
• Retirement benefits and paid leave.
• Tuition assistance and professional development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation based on education, experience, skills, geographic location, and organizational requirements.