STR
Aerospace & DefenseDirect Greenhouse career site

Software Engineer (CLEARANCE REQUIRED)

Pay
$115,000 – $145,000 per year
Location
Woburn, MA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Experience
2+ years
Listed
21 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • Top Secret clearance
  • SCI eligibility
  • C++
  • Python
  • Java
  • Linux
  • Docker

Also useful

  • Kubernetes
  • microservice architecture
  • DevOps pipelines

The Role

As a Software Engineer at STR, you will help develop disruptive technologies focused on estimation theory, prediction and system resource management. You will design and implement flexible software solutions and collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams. You will provide high-impact, unique solutions for our customers' most important problems. We are looking for someone to join our team onsite as this position is based primarily in the Woburn, MA office.

Who you are

  • Active Top Secret Clearance Required with SCI eligibility, for which U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government
  • BS + 2 years, Master's Degree, or equivalent experience
  • Proficient in writing maintainable, well documented code and APIs
  • Able to work and collaborate on multi-disciplinary teams
  • Experience using Linux
  • Expertise using C++, Python, and Java
  • Experience with container-based software (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

Even better

  • Have experience in intelligence or military-related mission areas
  • Have experience with micro-service architecture and DevOps pipelines

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $115,000 - $145,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, Carlsbad, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Denver, CO. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe!

Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.

About the Team

STR's Analytics and C2 Division researches and develops novel technologies to solve challenging national security problems through advanced analytics. Our team consists of passionate and motivated engineers and scientists with advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, and data science. We use our expertise and creativity to take innovative ideas from conception to mature implementation to improve mission success of our customers.

The Signals Exploitation and Tracking (SET) Group in the Analytics and C2 Division focuses on applying machine learning, statistics, estimation theory, and information theory algorithms for signals exploitation, target tracking, predictive analytics, and system resource management.

Read the original posting

From STR's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 19, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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Common questions

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The Software Engineer (CLEARANCE REQUIRED) posting at STR states compensation of $115,000 – $145,000 per year. It is listed as a full-time position. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on STR's official career site.

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