Senior Software Developer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jun 23, 2026. Nightwing scores B on the Alion truth index.
Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.
Work at the forefront of cybersecurity research and development, delivering capabilities to protect national security. Our projects cover the spectrum of security technologies, hardware architectures, and operating systems; if it runs code, we’re interested in its security. We see the impact we have on our nation’s security each day. We refuse any work that isn’t engaging, we ensure our engineers have the tools they need to excel and we recognize superb results.
We’re seeking a candidate to develop software for our commercial product team-securing systems at the lowest levels. Potential candidates should be talented, motivated, and forward-thinking individuals who enjoy systems-level security engineering.
Required Skills Include:
- Experience with C/C++ development
- Experience with bash scripting
- Knowledge of OS internals (Linux)
- Experience with System and application debugging
- Familiarity with assembly (x86, x86_64) and function calling conventions
- Experience leading and delivering software products to commercial and/or government customers
- Experience with Kernel/Driver development
- Build systems (Make, CMake, etc.)
- Concurrency and parallelism concepts
The product team works with a large array of technologies, tools, and concepts, so other valuable skills and experience include:
- Building/configuring Linux kernels, Redhat systems, Yocto, etc.
- Linux Kernel/Driver development
- TPM and Secure Boot technologies
- Security Concepts
- Reading and interacting with assembly languages other than x86, x86_64 (ARM, etc.)
- DOD System Security Engineering and standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper, etc.)
- Familiarity with internals of other Operating Systems (especially Windows or real-time operating systems (RTOS))
- Virtualization concepts and technologies (QEMU, KVM, VMWare, VirtualBox, etc.)
- Container and container management concepts and technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.)
- Cryptography and the implementation of cryptographic algorithms
Our ideal candidate is someone with great technical and problem-solving skills, a motivated personality, and a high degree of creativity!
Security Clearance:
Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. U.S. Citizenship is required. Qualified applicants must meet the requirements to obtain and maintain a Secret government security clearance.
Our Interviews:
Our interviews are technical. Be prepared to tell us about your technical background and interests as well as to work through some of our questions on a computer or whiteboard. We hope candidates find our questions to be thought provoking, but we don’t ask brain teasers or tricks. This is a chance to have a dialog with our team, and we hope you will enjoy it!
The salary associated with this position $122,000-$253,000 is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.
Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.
At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.
Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.
Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.