Senior Software Developer (Hybrid)

Job Description

CODEX (Cyber Offense and Defense Experts) division brings together an elite team of mission-focused industry experts who are well known for their ability to overcome the most advanced technical challenges. The team comprises engineers of multiple disciplines including vulnerability research, reverse engineering, CNO/CNE development, hardware emulation, system engineering, and data analytics. Our engineers do more than just work with cutting-edge technology-they ensure the missions succeed for the customers! CODEX offices span the nation and offer its engineers the ability to advance their careers through mentorship, training, and an expansive technical portfolio that covers every side of cyber. If you want to be part of a collaborative team that supports challenging, meaningful work that is vital to our national security, apply today!

This position is Hybrid.

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in object-oriented programming (OOP):
• Strong experience in either Python or Java is required, with a demonstrated ability to apply OOP principles effectively. (~9 years cumulative experience)
• Experience in both languages is highly desired, but it's fine to have more expertise in one than the other. We're looking for a developer who is solid in at least one language and comfortable working in the other.

Must Have At Least ONE of the Following Skill Sets

Reverse Engineering Skills

• Experience writing IDA/Ghidra plugins/scripts
• Knowledge of x86 Assembly
• Reverse engineering experience

LLM Application Development Skills

• Experience building LLM applications using frameworks such as:
• Langchain
• LangGraph
• LangSmith
• Experience with embedding stores and vector databases
• Understanding on how LLM's operate locally

Additional Desired Skills

• Testing experience with JUnit and/or Pytest
• Familiarity with gRPC or other RPC protocols
• Experience with ARM, or PPC Assembly Languages
• Experience designing agentic workflows and pipelines
• Under-the-hood understanding of inference servers
• Understanding of packaging systems (uv, poetry, gradle, etc)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field

Clearance Required

None, but ability to obtain

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.