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# nPrincipal Software Engineer

- **Company:** Nabout Leidos
- **Location:** United States
- **Salary:** $131,300.0 - $237,350.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software Applications, C++ (Programming Language), Compilers, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Memory Management, Python (Programming Language), Object-Oriented Software Development, Program Analysis, Software Architecture, Reverse Engineering, Software Engineering, System Programming, Malware, Dynamic Programming
- **Published:** July 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/267988/principal-software-engineer-swe-4-maryland-md-fort-meade

## About the Role

* Technical Proficiency: Develop and debug software using object-oriented programming languages; perform software engineering and technical design activities; analyze and understand legacy code; develop efficient algorithms utilizing data structures, dynamic programming, heuristics, and modeling techniques; conduct software testing and troubleshooting; work at the operating system level, including file I/O, system interfaces, and low-level programming concepts; and develop advanced tools for binary analysis, shellcode detection, malware analysis, function identification, and reverse engineering of compiled software. \n
 * Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus eleven (11) years of relevant experience or equivalent. Proficiency with Python, and ability to read/understand C/C++, and Assembly (x86). Experience with software architecture, operating system design, compilers, and debugging. Comfortable working with operating system internals, low-level software development, file I/O, system APIs, memory management, and executable program analysis. \n
 * Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required to be considered for this role. \n
 * Desirable Skills: Familiarity with malware analysis, reverse engineering, and protocol analysis. \n

## Description

* Mission Focus: Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain software applications supporting mission requirements. Analyze customer needs, develop software prototypes, engineer technical solutions, implement algorithms, and translate conceptual designs into scalable software architectures.


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