Senior Software Engineer (Java/Python)

Location: 100% onsite in Colorado Springs, Colorado, or Beavercreek, Ohio. Minimal travel and standard working hours.

Salary: $115,900–$173,800 annually for the Colorado Springs area; $110,400–$165,500 annually for the Beavercreek area. Additional compensation may include bonuses, incentives, sign-on bonuses, and relocation benefits.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering and advanced technology solutions for intelligence, national security, and U.S. Air Force research and development programs.

What you will do

• Lead the design, development, maintenance, and deployment of software for high-velocity data stream processing systems.
• Translate customer and mission requirements into scalable, reliable, and high-performance software designs.
• Develop prototypes and evaluate technical approaches to complex engineering problems.
• Lead troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, system integration, and sustainment activities.
• Conduct code reviews, maintain software baselines and engineering documentation, and coordinate cross-functional development efforts.
• Mentor engineers and support task estimation, risk identification, project planning, and technical planning.

Requirements

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret / SCI security clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 5–8 years of professional software development experience with strong full software development lifecycle expertise.
• At least 4 years of experience with Java, Python, or another object-oriented programming language.
• Experience designing distributed systems or high-throughput data processing applications, including architecture, performance optimization, and system integration.
• Experience with automated testing, code reviews, software quality practices, technical leadership, and mentoring.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-6016 and MIL-STD-3011.
• Technical lead or component lead experience.
• Experience with TDD, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development.
• Security+ certification and strong analytical and leadership abilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on prototype projects supporting mission-critical Air Force Research Laboratory objectives.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, developers, and defense experts using Agile and DevOps principles.
• Support national security capability development across intelligence, defense, research, industry, and academic partners.
• People-first culture centered on belonging, connection, growth, and Zero Harm principles.
• Minimal travel and potential relocation benefits, bonuses, and other additional compensation.