Senior Software Engineer (Applications)

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; office-based work required.

Salary: $111,500–$170,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous defense and unmanned systems across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain application-level user interfaces for complex software systems.
• Translate software and system requirements into scalable, user-focused UI solutions and maintain UI architecture documentation.
• Write clean, testable, maintainable code and develop unit tests and validation strategies.
• Integrate interfaces with real-time data sources while collaborating with backend, systems, and hardware-adjacent engineers.
• Improve UI frameworks, tooling, shared components, and software reuse across programs.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• At least 12 years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in QML and C++, including object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and development workflows.
• Experience building user-facing applications or UI frameworks, writing unit tests, and debugging complex applications.
• Experience with formal software development processes and Agile methodologies.
• U.S. citizenship is required under ITAR requirements; ability to obtain at least a Secret security clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Qt/QML, React, or other declarative UI frameworks.
• Experience with Android or iOS development.
• Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, drones, or hardware-integrated software.
• Familiarity with real-time or data-intensive interfaces, such as robotics, industrial controls, simulation, or visualization.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular quarterly domestic or international travel may be required.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits are provided.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• 9/80 work schedule and paid holiday shutdown.
• Work is performed in an office environment, including extended periods of sitting or standing.