Hermeus
Senior/Principal Mission Software Engineer
$128K–$157K
Atlanta, GA +1 · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
Los Angeles, CA - Experience
- 7+ years of professional software-development experience for Senior-level consideration; 10+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent record of technical leadership and impact, for Principal-level consideration.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Limited to U.S. citizens; U.S. permanent residents (Green Card holders) are not eligible. The posting also states that the hire must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.
About the job
Architects, develops, integrates, and validates mission-management software connecting aircraft and ground-system subsystems, autonomy, operators, communications, and telemetry.
What you'll do
- Own Mission Management System capabilities from architecture through integration, testing, and operational use.
- Develop high-performance C++ software and define architectures, interfaces, protocols, and message schemas.
- Integrate systems and support simulation, ground and flight testing, technical reviews, and engineer mentorship.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a stated engineering or computer science field, or a related field.
- Advanced proficiency with modern C++ (C++17 or newer).
- Experience delivering complex production software, including concurrency, memory management, architecture, and performance-oriented development.
- Experience with hardware-connected or distributed systems and TCP, UDP, multicast, and socket-level network programming.
Nice to have
- Experience with mission systems, command-and-control software, autonomy platforms, or operator-facing applications.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous vehicles, or spacecraft.
Pay
USD 128,250–156,750 (per-year-salary); base salary
Tools
C++, C++17, TCP, UDP, DDS, ZeroMQ, ActiveMQ, Kafka
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