# Senior Principal Software Engineer

Basic Qualifications EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 8 years relevant experience. CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required. Responsibilities for this Position We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences: Demonstrated ownership of the full software development lifecycle Proven technical leadership of software engineers Track record of taking software from prototype/R&D maturity to production-quality, maintainable, deliverable products Strong grounding in software engineering best practices (testing, version control, design review, documentation, technical debt management) Developing C2, device management, or platform control software for cu

- **Id**: 4004186
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/general-dynamics-senior-principal-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Annapolis, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-09T10:32:17Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-09T10:32:17Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 31
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4546
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Continuous learning, Flexible schedule, Parental leave, Wellness
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Naval Systems, Armored Vehicles, C4ISR, Aircraft Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 5754
- **Name**: General Dynamics
- **Domain**: gd.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/general-dynamics-missions-system-international>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 39
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 183381
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 183381

## Technologies

- **CI/CD** — Optional: yes
- **containerd** — Optional: yes
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **Linux** — Optional: yes
- **Model Context Protocol** — Optional: yes
- **Podman** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 31

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T05:44:51Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 37
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 0.6
- **P active**: 0.827
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 31
- **Expected fill days**: 39
- **Reasons**: seen:31, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 183381
- **Is top pay**: no

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