Software Engineer

Staffing Requisition – Full Time (2025-013)

Position Title: Software Engineer

Location: Hollywood, MD

Job Description:

Coherent Technical Services, Inc is seeking a Software Engineer to join our dynamic team in providing cutting-edge technical solutions. The Software Engineer will contribute to the development and sustainment of advanced technology solutions in support of Department of Defense and commercial programs. This role focuses on creating reliable, secure, and innovative software to meet mission objectives, while working closely with multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Candidates should bring strong technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to operate within the requirements of a DoD contractor environment.

Specific Duties:

• Consistently delivers high-quality work as an individual contributor.
• Mentors junior team members through example and feedback.
• Demonstrates ownership mindset, seeing problems through to resolution.
• Designing and building systems that are robust, maintainable, and performant.
• Working within complex codebases or distributed systems.
• Introduces improvements in architecture, build tooling, or development workflows.
• Solves open-ended problems with limited guidance.
• Balances technical tradeoffs with product and business objectives.
• Leads technical discussions and builds consensus.
• Produces clear design documentation and effectively aligns stakeholders.

Experience:

• 3 – 7 years of experience

These technologies represent the types of tools and systems you may encounter with this position. Familiarity with any subset is valuable, but not required.

Programming Languages

C++; C; Python; JavaScript / TypeScript

Embedded & Real-Time Systems

RTOS (e.g., VxWorks, QNX, FreeRTOS); Embedded Linux; Deterministic and preemptive scheduling

CI/CD & Automation

Git; Atlassian Bamboo; Jenkins; Bitbucket Pipelines; GitLab CI

User Interface Frameworks

Angular; Qt / QML

Networking & Messaging

UDP/TCP protocols; Multicast networking; DDS (Data Distribution Service)

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.

U.S. Citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility. Must be able to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.

Candidate selected will be subject to a government background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to and will not be discriminated against based on, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Flextime
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Military leave
• Paid holidays
• Paid jury duty
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Pet insurance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person