Senior Software Engineer (PNT) 

Date Posted: June 23, 2022 

Job ID: COS-SSE-0615 (PNT) 

City/State: Colorado Springs, CO or Denver, CO 

Schedule: Full-Time, exempt 

Salary Range: $120,000 – $225,000, depending on experience. 

About Us: Caliola is a woman-owned small business that is improving and protecting our Nation’s way of life through secure communications. This is an opportunity to join a dedicated, rapidly-growing, and inclusive team. Our mission is to provide technical solutions and services for secure and resilient communications. Our core values are: 

I3 for C3 – Innovation, Insight, and Integrity for Command, Control, and Communications  

Caliola offers a flexible, collaborative, and open culture that is unusual in the defense industry. We offer generous benefits, including subsidized health insurance and 401(k) matching, and a scalable, competitive pay structure.  

Joining Caliola will give you the opportunity to learn from experienced technical leaders in the field, as well as defense domain experts with decades of knowledge and broad access. Our success depends on not just knowing how to solve today’s problems, but on anticipating the problems that our customers will need solved tomorrow. 

Position Description: Caliola is developing innovative solutions that will allow Department of Defense (DoD) systems to maintain accurate positioning and navigation when GPS is denied. For example, our patent-pending “SCAPP” product derives a position estimate from the relative geometry between shipboard satellite terminals and military communications satellites. We need experienced software engineers to help us develop these products and more. The ideal candidate is a “jack of all trades” interested in both software architectures and digital signal processing.    

Technical Responsibilities:  

• Technical leadership and experience with software development for signal processing applications. 

• Collaborate with product directors developing architectures and concepts for new features and products. 

• Architect, design, and implement software components for the SCAPP family of applications. 

• Maintain fluency in modern development frameworks and learn new programming languages as required. 

What We Require: 

• BS in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Science (CS), Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field. 

• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a software engineer. 

• Experience as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of a software development team. 

• Fluency in Python and/or C++. 

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. Government. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. 

What We Value:  

• MS in EE, CS, Physics, Applied Math, or equivalent experience preferred. 

• Experience with containers for streamlined application building, packaging, and deployment. 

• Experience with Kafka-centric microservices architectures. 

• Proficiency with Linux and Linux-based software development tools. 

• Experience with Software Defined Radio (SDR). 

• Experience porting signal processing algorithms from high-level simulation and analysis tools like Python or Matlab to production software such as C++. 

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities at Caliola Engineering. Should a match be identified between your skillset and Caliola’s requirements for this or a future opening, you may be contacted. 

Flexible Work Schedule and Location: This position can be in-person or a remote position at your home office with frequent (at least quarterly) reporting requirements to Caliola’s headquarters office in Colorado Springs, CO. The ideal candidate will live along Colorado’s Front Range. 

Relocation Available: Yes. 

At Caliola, we believe that true innovation can only occur when teammates bring their authentic selves to collaborate in a supportive, encouraging environment. We are 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.