Top Software Engineer Jobs in Huntsville, AL

Design, develop, integrate, test, document, and sustain mission-critical command-and-control software for the IBCS program. Work within SAFe Agile teams using Java, C++, Linux, Bash, Python, Git, and automated testing tools. Collaborate with systems and test engineers to solve complex technical problems, maintain software baselines, support code quality and coverage analysis, and develop secure, scalable solutions for defense and warfighter missions.

Design, develop, test, and maintain backend systems and APIs for ingesting, processing, and routing large-scale telemetry data. Own end-to-end features, contribute to architecture and internal tools, write automated tests, participate in on-call/support rotation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-performance distributed systems.

Designs, develops, tests, troubleshoots, documents, and maintains software applications throughout the project lifecycle. Responsibilities include coding, database and system administration, performance testing, debugging, software upgrades, requirements documentation, user support, vendor coordination, and collaboration with analysts, administrators, and engineers. The role also provides guidance to junior development staff and supports cross-departmental projects.

Develop and maintain Tailscale’s open-source client and backend networking software. Design, test, document, and optimize networking components, distributed systems, and overlay routing features. Own services through observability, incident response, and customer escalations while collaborating with product managers and designers. Apply security-first practices and improve system efficiency, scalability, and stability in a fully remote, asynchronous startup environment.

Build and maintain core digital banking experiences for bank administrators and customers. Responsibilities include developing user flows, robust REST APIs, backend services, and third-party integrations such as Plaid and SendGrid. The role emphasizes clean, tested, documented code, system design, error handling, logging, domain-driven design, microservice architecture, agile Scrum practices, architectural decision-making, technical guidance, and code reviews.

Design and scale a feature flagging and A/B testing platform, including high-throughput event ingestion, warehouse-native analytics, real-time feature flag delivery, multi-database SQL support, and distributed systems infrastructure. The role involves full-stack development, architecture, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and technical product influence within a remote startup team.

Develop and document enterprise-grade SaaS platform functionality while improving quality and performance. Responsibilities include full-stack development, functional and unit testing, defect triage, code reviews, API and process documentation, operational support in regulated environments, and collaboration within Agile and DevOps teams. The role requires expertise in C#, ASP.NET Core, T-SQL, Entity Framework Core, web technologies, software design, debugging, distributed architectures, and high-performance APIs.

Develop and optimize Java-based command-and-control algorithms for air defense engagement planning and execution within IBCS. Build high-reliability software for Linux and tactical environments, participate in Agile Scrum and SAFe delivery, implement DevSecOps and automated testing, use Atlassian tools, and support integration with testers, systems engineers, and domain experts. This full-time onsite role in Huntsville, Alabama supports mission-critical U.S. Army air and missile defense capabilities.

Develop and optimize low-latency C++ software on Linux for IBCS sensor integration and composite track processing. Implement RTI DDS middleware, process and correlate sensor and radar data, support Combat Identification logic, and integrate software with hardware interfaces and battle-management nodes. Collaborate in SAFe/Scrum environments using Jira and Confluence while troubleshooting concurrency, serialization, and network-latency issues.

Develops and maintains systems engineering products for complex software-intensive defense systems. Applies MBSE, decomposes requirements, defines interfaces and verification criteria, supports distributed system integration, and collaborates with software, architecture, test, user, and program teams. Participates in Agile planning, technical reviews, integration, and verification activities while preparing technical documentation and briefings. The role is customer-site based, contingent upon contract award, requires an active Secret clearance, and involves up to 10% travel.

Design, develop, test, and manage software applications supporting IT infrastructure. Integrate third-party components, build custom capabilities, modify code, automate operations, and develop large-scale data processing and analytics solutions. Participate throughout the software development lifecycle, including planning, requirements, development, testing, quality assurance, architecture reviews, milestone reviews, estimation, and knowledge transfer.

Supports requirements development, systems modeling, software requirements decomposition, traceability, interface analysis, integration, verification, and technical documentation for complex software-intensive defense systems. Collaborates with developers, integration teams, and testers using MBSE and Agile practices. Requires onsite customer-site work, an active Secret clearance, and up to 10% travel.

Develop and optimize software for unmanned aircraft systems while collaborating with hardware, network, testing, cybersecurity, and systems engineering teams. Responsibilities include implementing requirements, debugging code, evaluating development technologies, automating installations, and producing technical documentation such as system designs, APIs, and architecture diagrams. The role is customer-site based in Huntsville, Alabama and requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Design and own secure, scalable wallet infrastructure for custody, key management, transaction signing, authorization, recovery, and multichain systems. Architect support for MPC, HSMs, secure enclaves, TEEs, smart contract wallets, account abstraction, and emerging cryptographic approaches. Define security boundaries, policy engines, secrets management, authentication, and programmable authorization while making foundational build-versus-buy decisions and guiding systems from first principles through production.

Own the assessment, hardening, testing, modernization, and sustainment of a government SDN software baseline. Develop secure C++ and Python solutions, remediate vulnerabilities, improve testing, debug application and network issues, and support containerization, CI/CD, deployment, and security scanning. Collaborate with platform engineers and government stakeholders, document technical decisions, validate releases, and mentor engineers in Navy environments.

Join a remote engineering team to write, test, and maintain code under senior guidance; participate in code reviews, standups, and sprint planning; debug and resolve application issues; and continuously learn new technologies and best practices.

Build and maintain developer tools, SDKs, CLI, MCP interfaces, integrations, and supporting backend services. Collaborate on API contracts, compatibility, testing, releases, documentation, and shared tooling. Support developers through GitHub issues and pull requests while designing reliable systems with authentication, retries, idempotency, rate limits, monitoring, and error recovery.

The role involves optimizing hardware support within a software stack for AI model deployment, collaborating with teams and hardware vendors to enhance performance and portability across platforms.

Design, develop, test, and deploy supply chain software for inventory, warehouse, and fulfillment systems. Lead technical decisions, mentor engineers, coordinate cross-functional Agile projects, decompose work, delegate tasks, and promote strong development and testing practices. Build monitoring systems that ensure business-process correctness and support high-volume, data-intensive applications.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python applications; collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features; ensure performance and quality; identify and fix bugs; maintain code quality and automation; lead and mentor team members using agile practices.

Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable web and mobile applications using Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, Docker, PostgreSQL, and AWS. Own architecture, APIs, data models, monitoring, performance, and code quality while collaborating with product, data, and DevOps teams. Provide technical leadership through system design, code reviews, mentoring, and continuous improvement in a remote-first healthcare technology environment.

Design, build, and ship native Android features in Kotlin for BJAK's AI Neobank app. Integrate backend APIs, improve performance, reduce crashes, collaborate with product/design, use analytics to iterate, and add on-device AI where it improves UX.

Develop scalable C++ software that defines and enforces endpoint behavior across millions of managed Windows endpoints. Responsibilities include implementing features, improving platform performance, shipping production code, designing new systems, writing architecture documents, defining subsystem contracts, and collaborating with server, UI, product, and design teams. The role requires deep Windows systems and kernel-driver expertise, with preferred experience in WHQL, minifilter or WFP drivers, macOS Endpoint Security, and Linux kernel development.

Refactor and migrate legacy U.S. Air Force web applications to a DoD software factory with minimal downtime. Build secure, tested software; identify technical debt; improve CI/CD and engineering practices; communicate technical tradeoffs to government stakeholders; and coach government engineers and military developers. The role works remotely with cross-functional teams and includes occasional travel to Air Force bases.

Own test strategy for a portfolio of government web applications, build automated regression suites, integrate testing into CI/CD, and lead four test engineers. The role replaces manual regression, improves release confidence and delivery speed, and embeds security into development pipelines. Responsibilities include coaching government testers and engineers, communicating readiness to nontechnical stakeholders, and supporting adoption of sustainable testing practices in a U.S. Air Force environment.