914,844open jobs
56,114companies
153,846added this week
Browse all
Salary
$66k – $213k per year
Location
In office (United States, Aurora, Colorado Springs, Huntsville, Morrisville, Chandler)
Seniority
Staff · 8+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 28, 2026. Northrop Grumman scores A on the Alion truth index.

Overview
Company
Impact
Profile match
Northrop Grumman is an American defence contractor whose oldest predecessor was founded in 1939, and which took its present form through the 1994 combination of Northrop and Grumman. It builds strategic systems including the B-21 Raider bomber and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile programme, military and civil space systems, radars and electronic warfare equipment, autonomous aircraft, and mission systems and software for the United States armed forces and allied governments. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it earns the large majority of its revenue from the American government and employs close to one hundred thousand people.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

Do you want to work at an international company with endless opportunities for growth and advancement? Are you eager to join a trust-based, globally-connected team, where your contributions will define what’s possible?

We are looking for team members who want to solve interesting, complex problems, which protect our nation. Your talents and passion are most important to us. If you don’t know a language, program, or platform, we will teach you! Become a part of our enthusiastic teams where we have fun working together and take pride in our contributions to the nation’s safety.

We are recruiting forjunior, mid-level, and senior engineers with a background in Software Engineering to support our team . This position can be located in either of the following locations: Redondo Beach (CA), Azusa (CA), Gilbert (AZ), Chandler (AZ), Colorado Springs (CO), Aurora (CO), Roy (UT), Huntsville (AL), Morrisville (NC), Dulles (VA), Fairfax (VA), and Linthicum (MD). Due to the nature of this work, this position will be 100% on-site.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the follow:

  • Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
  • Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
  • Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
  • Ensures software standards are met.

What does success look like?

As a successful employee, you will:

  • Be an active and integral member of your team
  • Channel your enthusiasm to innovate
  • Be part of a supportive team that develops and deploys technologies that matter to our national security
  • Work with agility, flexibility, and collaboration to explore creative ideas

Basic Qualifications for Levels 1-4:

  • Bachelor's degree or Master's degree (Level 1)
  • Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 1 year (Level 2)
  • Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree with 3 years, or PhD with 1 year (Level 3)
  • Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years (Level 4)
  • An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
  • Active U.S. Government security clearance required at the time of application
  • Experience with programming/scripting languages
  • Understanding of all aspects of the software development lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications:

  • STEM degree
  • Active Top Secret clearance
  • Experience in ground software development
  • Experience with one or more of the following: C/C++, Python, Node.js, Go, or Java
  • Knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system
  • Familiarity with Agile principles, processes, and Atlassian tools
Primary Level Salary Range: $65,800.00 - $213,400.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Free account
Stop reading job ads. Get the ones that fit.
One free account turns this page into a shortlist built around your stack, your level and your pay.
Match on every job. Stack, seniority, pay and location, scored against your profile.
914,844 open roles. Read straight off company career pages, refreshed every day.
Unlimited applications. Every one you send is tracked in one place, on-site or on a company board.
3 tailored CVs a month. Rewritten for the exact job you are applying to. Included free.
Create a free account Continue with Google
Free forever. No card. Under a minute.

Your match

How well do you fit this role?
Two answers are enough for a real match. No account needed.
Check my fit
Answers stay in this browser until you create an account.

Recommended for you based on this role

Backend
Similar stack
Same company
Aurora
$113k – $188k per year • Hybrid • 3+ years exp • Chicago
AI/ML
Prompt Engineering
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
CI/CD
Management
Agile
Scrum
Apply
$113k – $188k per year • Remote (United States) • 4+ years exp
JavaScript
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
GitHub Actions
Apply
$113k – $188k per year • In office • 3+ years exp • Chicago
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
Apache Kafka
DevOps
Terraform
Datadog
CI/CD
Trunk-Based Development
Management
Agile
Scrum
Apply
$146k – $244k per year • Remote (United States) • 7+ years exp
DevOps
Splunk
GCP
OpenTelemetry
VMWare
Datadog
Prometheus
Azure
AWS
Grafana
Platform Engineering
AppDynamics
KVM
Amazon CloudWatch
Apply
$134k – $224k per year • Remote (United States) • 5+ years exp
Python
Java
AI/ML
Embeddings
Reranking
DevOps
CI/CD
Management
Agile
Scrum
Apply
$154k – $231k per year • In office • Top Secret • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Linthicum Heights
Python
C++
Bash
DevOps
Windows
Management
Agile
Apply
$92k – $138k per year • In office • Secret • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • United States
Python
C++
DevOps
Linux
Apply
Senior AI Engineer 6 hours ago
$115k – $130k per year • In office • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • New York
Python
Java
Databases
Google BigQuery
BigQuery
AI/ML
LangChain
Vertex AI
Scikit-learn
Prompt Engineering
AI Agents
TensorFlow
PyTorch
RAG
Feature Store
Recommender Systems
Machine Learning
DevOps
GCP
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
Google GKE
Google Cloud Run
Apply
In office • Full-Time
Python
PHP
Databases
MySQL
Management
Agile
Apply
In office • PhD
Python
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Time Series Forecasting
Machine Learning
Apply
$79k – $119k per year • In office • Secret • Full-Time • 6+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Melbourne
Python
C++
Management
Confluence
Agile
Apply
$79k – $119k per year • In office • Secret • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • High School Diploma • Bellevue
Java
SQL
Databases
Oracle
DevOps
CI/CD
Jenkins
Configuration Management
Bitbucket
Linux
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
Management
Agile
Apply
$169k – $254k per year • In office • Secret • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Huntsville
Java
C++
Databases
Apache Kafka
DevOps
gRPC
CI/CD
Git
Configuration Management
Management
Agile
Apply
$76k – $114k per year • In office • Secret • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Manhattan Beach
Python
C++
Perl
DevOps
Red Hat
Linux
Windows
Unix
Management
Agile
Scrum
Apply
$98k – $155k per year • In office • TS/SCI • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • New York • San Antonio
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
Node JS
Databases
DynamoDB
Frontend
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Git
AWS
AWS Lambda
GitLab
IAM
Cybersecurity
SonarQube
Zero Trust
Management
Agile
Apply
$90k – $105k per year • Remote (United States) • 5+ years exp • High School Diploma • Aurora
Apply
≈ $36k – $86k per year (Estimated) • In office • Aurora
Apply
$30k – $40k per year • In office • 1+ year exp • Aurora
Apply
Valet Driver 2 days ago
≈ $29k – $69k per year (Estimated) • In office • PhD • Aurora
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Apply
Shuttle Driver 2 days ago
$36k per year • In office • PhD • Aurora
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Apply
See all jobs
This is one of many
914,844 more open roles from verified company boards, updated every day.