Full-Time

Senior Cyber Software Engineer

Cyber Security

Posted on 9/23/2025

STR

STR

501-1,000 employees

AI-driven defense and national security platforms

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Burlington, MA, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance, US Citizenship Required

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Bash
Operating Systems
Gradle
C/C++
Requirements
  • Active Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, or related field with 5+ years of relevant professional experience
  • Strong background in C/C++ and ability to rapidly pick up other languages
  • Experience with static analysis tools and techniques
  • Solid understanding of software engineering principles and practices
  • Ability to develop engineering solutions to first-of-its-kind problems
  • Familiarity with assembly language, operating systems internals (memory/process/thread management), threading, compiler technologies (e.g., GCC, LLVM)
  • Experience with software scripting and build automation tools (e.g. bash, make)
  • Experience with build tools and dependency management (e.g., LLVM+Clang, GNU Make/CMake/pip/Gradle/Cargo)
  • General understanding of reverse engineering fundamentals: memory layout, calling conventions, etc.
Responsibilities
  • Apply software engineering principles to develop robust and resilient software solutions for critical national security missions
  • Develop static analysis tools to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in software systems
  • Implement and refine fuzzing techniques to discover potential security weaknesses
  • Conduct thorough security assessments to ensure the integrity and security of operational (or soon-to-be operational) software systems
Desired Qualifications
  • Containerization experience (e.g., Docker/Podman)
  • Proficient in Rust
  • CI/CD DevOps Tool experience (e.g., Github Actions / GitlabCI / Jenkins)
  • Experience with dynamic analysis tools (e.g., PIN / DynamoRio / AFL++) to include development of fuzzing tools

STR uses AI to help national security and defense clients make faster, data-driven decisions. Its flagship STR infokit platform combines data science, AI algorithms, data conditioning, and DevOps to deliver real-time decision support for use in command and control, collaborative autonomy, and object recognition and tracking. Revenue comes from government and defense contracts for advanced AI platforms that blend artificial and human intelligence to resist manipulation. The company differentiates by emphasizing autonomy, creativity, and diversity to foster robust decision-making under high-stakes conditions, aiming to provide clients with a reliable edge in security challenges.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$54.9M

Headquarters

Woburn, Massachusetts

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • DARPA AIR contract advances STR's swarming uncrewed aircraft AI capabilities and market positioning.
  • Government demand for cybersecurity and distributed sensing solutions expands STR's addressable market.
  • STR's isolated network capability differentiates it in classified government environments with connectivity constraints.

What critics are saying

  • Palantir's AIP platform displaces STR's infokit in DoD decision support with faster deployment.
  • DoD slashed DARPA AI funding 25% in FY2027 NDAA, stalling STR's flagship AIR contract.
  • Anduril's Lattice platform captured $1.5B DoD contracts, outpacing STR in autonomous swarming technology.

What makes STR unique

  • STR's analytics platform delivers real-time sensemaking on isolated networks without external connectivity.
  • STR combines human creativity with AI algorithms for resilient decision-making resistant to manipulation.
  • STR specializes in collaborative autonomy and object recognition for command-and-control applications.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Company News

Military & Aerospace Electronics
Sep 8th, 2025
STR moves forward on DARPA AIR job to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for swarming uncrewed aircraft

STR moves forward on DARPA AIR job to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for swarming uncrewed aircraft.

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