Senior Software Engineer at Redhorse Corporation
Chantilly, VA
$230,000–$240,000
Aug 9, 2026
Chantilly, VA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level software systems engineering role at a government technology consultancy, requiring an active TS/SCI with polygraph. The position focuses on designing and developing complex software systems — including low-level components such as compilers, assemblers, and operating systems — and bridging advanced research with deployed solutions for national-security-oriented government clients.
Senior level · 10+ years · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $230,000–$240,000
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The posting states '10+ years with a Bachelor's or 8+ years with a Master's' — the overall years minimum is set to 10 (the lower bound for the most common path); candidates with a Master's and 8 years also qualify.
No work location is specified in the posting; given the TS/SCI + polygraph requirement and government/DoD mission context, the role is almost certainly on-site at a cleared facility, but the specific metro cannot be determined from the text.
SDLC is normally a generic concept, but the JD explicitly gates on 'extensive experience with the full SDLC including research, design, development, and debugging of mathematical systems' as a named required qualification — retained as a required skill in that context.
'Low-level systems programming' is retained as a required skill because the JD explicitly gates on it as a distinct competency separate from any named tool; compilers/assemblers/OS internals are listed as its concrete named examples.
Distributed data processing frameworks (Spark/Databricks), cloud architectures, and containerization appear only under the 'Desired Experience' section, which the posting explicitly frames as optional ('even if you do not have any of the following experience').
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): low-level systems programming.
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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