Senior Principal Software Engineer, Modeling & Simulation

Help redefine how the DoD makes multi-billion-dollar force-design decisions. In this role, you'll fuse physics-driven simulation, interactive computing, and verified AI code-generation to create next-generation wargaming platforms. We’re seeking a hands-on leader who can architect and build an extensible, cloud-distributed simulation environment, and inspire a small, high-conviction team by leading from the front.

What you’ll do

• Design & implement a scalable, interactive physics simulation that runs seamlessly in cloud and on-prem clusters.
• Own the core codebase in modern C++ from multi-threaded performance tuning to continuous integration.
• Collaborate with product & AI teams to embed verified, AI-generated algorithms directly into a developer SDK for extending the platform.
• Prototype quickly, iterate faster : deliver usable capability to government end-users in weeks, not months.
• Set the engineering bar —write clean code, document rigorously, and mentor teammates through code reviews and pair programming.

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