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MORSE Corp is an employee owned, small business based in Cambridge, MA, Arlington, VA, and Seattle, WA with a history of fielding cutting-edge technology. MORSE boasts a specially selected team of scientists, engineers, and software developers to deliver best-in-class technical solutions that solve difficult multidisciplinary problems faced by the US National Security Ecosystem.

MORSE is seeking highly motivated and talented C++ Software Engineers to join our innovative team, supporting various projects that provide hardware-software interfaces, simulation, and real time capabilities to a diverse range of Department of Defense (DoD) customers.

As a C++ Software Engineer at MORSE, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology, contributing to the success of our applications and embedded software and making a meaningful impact on our customers. You will collaborate with a teams of engineers and data scientists to design, develop, and deliver high-quality software products that meet the highest standards of quality, scalability, and reliability.

Responsibilities:

Design and develop scalable, efficient, and reliable software applications using C++ and Python

Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and pair programming to ensure high-quality code and knowledge sharing

Interface with hardware including boards, sensors, cameras, GPS receivers, radios, and microcontrollers

Stay up-to-date with the latest software engineering trends, tools, and technologies

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software products, ensuring seamless integration and deployment

Contribute to the development of new codebases that emphasize object-orientation, modularity, and maintainability

Requirements:

US citizenship and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI)

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or significant professional experience)

5+ years of software development experience

Expertise in C++ and proficiency Python

Strong understanding of hardware, embedded systems, and sensors

Experience with Docker, Docker-compose, or Kubernetes

Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (Scrum or Kanban) and microservice architecture

Strong communication skills and self-motivation

Experience or desire to lead technical teams

Willingness to travel up to 25%

MORSE Corp’s salary range for this role carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to, prior experience, education, skills and expertise, location, internal equity, and other factors that are job related and consistent with business need. Therefore, final offer amounts may vary from the amount stated. Depending on role eligibility, total compensation may also include bonus, stock, 401(k) match, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and life insurance.

Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year. MORSE maintains an “open” leave policy that does not restrict exempt, regular full-time employees to a specific number of paid sick or vacation days. However, this policy is not an “unlimited” paid leave policy.

Compensation $90,000 — $180,000 USD

The team at MORSE takes pride in being the smart team that is easy to work with. We focus on steady, long-term success with an emphasis on exceptionalism and delivering mission-critical impact to our customers. For more information, please visit www.morsecorp.com .