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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Forterra
- **Location:** Clarksburg, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $155,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Communications Protocols, Computer Programming, Distributed Systems, Middleware, Protocol Buffers, IPv4, Linux System Administration, Networking Basics, Routing, Performance Tuning, TCP/IP, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Multithreading, Concurrency, Firewalls (Computer Science), Iptables
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/304119/senior-software-engineer-california-ca-east-palo-alto

## About the Role

* 5 Years of experience developing in Linux-based environments\n
 * Hands-on experience with middleware frameworks and communication protocols (e.g., ROS, DDS, Protobuf, gRPC)\n
 * Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code\n
 * Strong understanding of multi-threaded programming, concurrency, and performance optimization\n
 * Proven ability to design scalable systems and develop clean, intuitive APIs\n
 * Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance\n, * Familiarity with the challenges of wireless, wired, cloud, and satellite communications\n
 * Working knowledge of networking fundamentals - TCP/IP stack, TCP, UDP, IPv4, routing, and firewall tools (e.g., iptables)\n
 * Experience with distributed system\n



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