Senior Software Engineer

The Black Sheep
Dayton, OH, United States
12 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Testing (Software) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Agile Methodology Software Applications C++ (Programming Language) Code Review Computer Engineering Continuous Integration Data Structures Data Systems Software Debugging Linux
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Distributed Systems General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units Python (Programming Language) Machine Learning Modular Design Object-Oriented Software Development Performance Tuning Scrum Methodology Software Architecture Software Maintenance Signal Processing Software Engineering Software Systems Systems Architecture Systems Integration Data Processing Cloud Platform System Backend Git Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Information Technology Build Tools Functional Programming Software Version Control Docker Programming Languages

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages.
  • Demonstrated experience designing, developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining software.
  • Strong understanding of software-engineering fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, modular design, interfaces, and object-oriented or functional programming concepts as applicable.
  • Experience working with version-control systems such as Git.
  • Experience with software testing, debugging, code review, and technical documentation.
  • Ability to develop maintainable, testable, and reusable software components.
  • Familiarity with APIs, data processing, services, system interfaces, or distributed software architectures.
  • Ability to understand and work within an existing codebase and established system architecture.
  • Ability to diagnose software defects and identify root causes rather than relying solely on temporary fixes.
  • Familiarity with common development environments, build systems, dependency-management tools, and software-development workflows.
  • Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other software engineers and cross-functional technical team members.
  • Ability to communicate technical decisions, risks, blockers, and recommendations clearly.
  • Ability to manage assigned work with limited supervision and raise issues when additional direction is required, and to mentor or provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers.
  • Strong attention to quality, security, maintainability, and reliability.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving technical environment with changing priorities.
  • Demonstrated ownership, accountability, curiosity, and willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies or problem domains.
  • Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Python, C++, or other languages relevant to BSG’s technical stack.
  • Experience developing Linux-based software.
  • Experience with Docker, containers, cloud environments, CI/CD, or infrastructure automation.
  • Experience building backend services, APIs, data-processing systems, distributed applications, or similar software.
  • Familiarity with machine-learning systems or integrating ML models into software applications.
  • Experience working with GPU computing or accelerated software.
  • Experience with real-time, embedded, edge, sensor, RF, DSP, or signal-processing applications.
  • Experience with performance optimization, concurrency, networking, or high-throughput data systems.
  • Experience with defense, aerospace, government, communications, ISR, or mission-focused technology.
  • Eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance where required for assigned work.

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