Software Engineer - Defense R&D
Quick Summary
Be a part of an agile team that works together to organize, manage, and complete their work on products. Play a key role in designing, developing, deploying, and demonstrating applications.
Is a graduate of an accredited university with at least a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in an engineering discipline, computer science and/or equivalent years of experience.
Are you interested in creating mission critical software to support our warfighter? Do you want to work on a team developing new and emerging technologies? Are you open to new ideas, collaborating with teammates, teaching, and learning from others? If this is the kind of person you are, DS2 invites you to apply for a spot on our team! We are looking to add additional Software Developers, with various levels of experience to our Scrum teams.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Be a part of an agile team that works together to organize, manage, and complete their work on products.
- →Play a key role in designing, developing, deploying, and demonstrating applications.
- →Work with your team to test, develop, peer review, and continuously integrate changes into the code base.
- →Integrate sensors and unmanned platforms (UAS/UGV) for damage detection tasks.
- →Build and maintain applications using Windows desktop technologies like WPF using MVVM patterns.
- →Develop and deploy a variety of Android applications using Kotlin or Java.
- →Build distributed mission-critical applications using microservices deployed via containers.
- →Develop AI/ML models for robotic perception, damage assessment, and autonomy.
- →Implement perception pipelines for identifying/classifying UXO, debris, and surface damage.
- →Conduct research for, report on, and create proof-of-concepts and prototypes for R&D projects.
- →Support fieldable prototypes delivering rapid capability into the Warfighter's hands.
- →Execute manual or automated sUAS flights while maintaining safety and monitoring weather conditions.
- →Operate sensors, cameras, or LiDAR to gather high-quality imagery or aerial data.
- →Run test and evaluation of software on robotics applications while interacting directly with the hardware.
Requirements
~1 min read- Have a firm understanding of Human Factors Engineering (HFE) to reduce operator load and improve CE mission usability.
- Have proven experience building Windows platform desktop and client/server applications using C#, WPF, and SQL.
- Can build robust, scalable, event-driven backends that are service-based or use structures such as microservices using containerization.
- Have proven experience building Android applications using Java or Kotlin.
- Have any experience with Android Tactical Assault Kit development (TAK, ATAK, WinTAK).
- Have proven experience introducing AI tools and solutions into operations.
- Are proficient with source control software like TFS, Git, or Bitbucket.
- Have a sUAS pilot license (Part 107) and Technical proficiency with drone flight software and hardware.
- Have used Software Development Lifecycle tools suites like Azure DevOps or Atlassian.
- Have examples of code we can check out, like GitHub or SourceForge repositories, any applications you've built, pet projects, or submissions to hackathons and/or game jams.
- Received one or more Scrum, Microsoft or Google Developer certifications or any other technical certifications.
What We Offer
~1 min readLocation & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- May 20, 2026
- First seen
- May 22, 2026
- Last seen
- May 26, 2026
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- 0
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- 0
- Trust Level
- 53%
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- May 22, 2026
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