Full-Time

Software Engineering Lead

Posted on 11/28/2025

University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

Compensation Overview

$104k - $174k/yr

+ Negotiable

No H1B Sponsorship

Austin, TX, USA

In Person

Category
Engineering Management (1)
Requirements
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or other related discipline.
  • At least three years of demonstrated experience with C++, Python, and/or shell scripting
  • Thorough understanding of object-oriented programming concepts, data structures/design patterns/algorithm performance analysis.
  • Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, and utilizing common application debugging and performance profiling tools.
  • Ability to scope, organize, and translate high level project requirements into achievable technical tasks.
  • Excellent communication skills and readiness to work with team leads and principal investigators to ensure technical execution matches design goals.
  • Experience overseeing a software team
  • Demonstrated ability to document and present technical information to stakeholders.
  • Must have a professional demeanor, be punctual, ability to work under pressure and have the ability to work with little or no supervision.
  • Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
  • US Citizen. Selected applicant is subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at level appropriate to project requirements of the position.
Responsibilities
  • Software Development Lead: Work closely with project leadership to identify requirements, plan software development and integration related tasking. Lead software tasking for all software engineering phases and provide regular status to project leadership
  • Contribute to software design and development tasking. Support the delivery of high-quality software by prioritizing testing and incorporating testing methodologies throughout the software development lifecycle. Provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, and ensure best practices are followed. Document and improve process, as needed
  • Software Integration Support: Lead software integration activities by working closely with hardware-focused systems engineers to integrate the system’s software and hardware components. Troubleshoot and debug issues identified during integration activities. Support of travel activities associated with system acceptance testing in the field. Troubleshoot and debug issues that are identified during system acceptance testing in the field
  • Mentor Junior Engineers. Provide technical mentorship and supervision of junior software engineers.
  • Other related functions as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with high-frequency SONAR or other underwater sensor systems
  • Experience with CMake and other software development tools in the Linux environment
  • Possess working-level understanding of Linux operating systems and administration
  • Experience integrating custom software applications with industrial embedded computational hardware
  • Prior military or defense system development experience
  • Eligibility for immediate access to classified information.
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0
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