Software Engineer
Altamira Technologies Corp. · Warrenton, VA
$150,000
Jul 9, 2026
Warrenton, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building high-performance signal processing and data pipeline software for sensing and communications platforms in the national security space. Day-to-day work spans C++ and Python development, implementing DSP algorithms (such as FFTs and FIR filters), managing high-rate UDP/TCP data streams, and supporting CI/CD tooling. Suits engineers with a Linux systems background and hands-on experience in signal processing frameworks.
Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $100,000–$150,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The clearance requirement states the candidate must be a US citizen and 'able to obtain' a TS/SCI — not that an active clearance is required on day one, but the role is gated on clearance eligibility.
No total years of experience are explicitly stated; seniority is assessed as Senior based on the depth of technical scope: full software lifecycle ownership, mission-critical systems, DSP algorithm implementation, and performance-critical C++ development.
The title carries no level modifier ('Software Engineer' only), so advertised seniority is Unspecified.
X-Midas is listed as the primary framework under Must-Have, with GNU Radio and REDHAWK named as acceptable alternatives via 'or similar'; all three are captured accordingly.
GitLab CI and Jira appear in the responsibilities narrative rather than under a formal requirements heading, so they are treated as preferred/contextual rather than hard gates.
CUDA/OpenCL and Docker/Podman are listed under the explicit 'Nice-To-Have' section and are marked preferred. NumPy, SciPy, and FFTW also appear there as illustrative DSP tools.
The alt SOC 15-1299 is noted because the role's heavy DSP/signal-processing focus sits at the boundary of general software development and specialized signal-processing engineering, though Software Developers (15-1252) is the stronger fit given the full software lifecycle scope.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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