Senior Software Engineer – Mission Systems Integration

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $160k - $210k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Redhorse Corporation

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201 - 500 employees

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

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Consulting • Defense • Logistics

Redhorse Corporation is a technology-driven company specializing in providing innovative solutions to complex problems faced by government and defense organizations. With expertise in AI-driven innovation, cyber analytics, and data science, Redhorse focuses on transforming how governmental bodies interact with data and technology. The company prioritizes customer-centric, mission-focused partnerships to deliver impactful results and tackle challenges head-on. It serves markets including federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and homeland security, offering services that enable digital transformation, mission enablement, and infrastructure development.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and integrate custom plugins, services, and middleware within the TAK ecosystem, including ATAK, WinTAK, TAK Server, and MILTAK • Architect and implement Cursor on Target (CoT) data schemas, translations, and event-routing pipelines between tactical devices and enterprise cloud systems • Configure, scale, deploy, and maintain TAK Server instances across on-premise, edge, and cloud operating environments • Build reliable, low-latency APIs and data ingestion pipelines for multi-source sensor and intelligence feeds • Collaborate with engineering teams, product managers, and government stakeholders to translate operational mission requirements into scalable technical solutions • Implement automated CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and testing frameworks for edge-deployed mission software • Troubleshoot complex tactical network, protocol, and integration issues across heterogeneous environments

🎯 Requirements

• Active DoD Secret clearance with eligibility to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience) • 7+ years of professional software engineering and systems integration experience • 3+ years of hands-on technical experience within the TAK protocol ecosystem, including Cursor on Target (CoT) messaging, TAK Server configuration/management, and ATAK/WinTAK/MILTAK integration • Strong proficiency in at least two core programming languages: Java/Kotlin, C#/.NET, C++, or Python • Proven experience with network protocols, real-time messaging systems (WebSockets, TCP/UDP, ZeroMQ, MQTT), and data serialization formats (XML, JSON, Protocol Buffers) • Experience with version control systems such as Git/GitLab and containerization technologies such as Docker • Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% to customer sites, test events, and field integration exercises

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits programs • Performance-based or other incentive compensation, where applicable • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability or disabled veteran