REMOTE Secret Cleared Embedded Software Engineer

Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer

Clearance Requirement: Secret - MUST BE ACTIVE TO BE CONSIDERED

Location: REMOTE - Candidate must be local to Southern California

Pay: $60-70/hr

Required Skills & Experience
• Active Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 3–8+ years of experience in embedded software development
• Strong proficiency in C++, with experience in large or production-scale codebases
• Experience developing software for embedded systems or hardware-integrated environments
• Hands-on experience with software integration and system-level debugging
• Familiarity with RTOS environments (e.g., VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RT Linux)
• Experience with containerization tools (Docker)
• Comfortable working in a lab environment with physical hardware systems
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and coding standards

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to support a high-impact U.S. Army program focused on advanced system development and mission-critical capabilities. This role is centered on production-level software development, with an emphasis on C++ engineering, embedded system implementation, and software integration.

Job Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain production-quality software in C++ for embedded systems and mission-critical applications
• Contribute to existing production codebases, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and scalability
• Follow and enforce software development best practices and coding standards (e.g., modular design, testing, documentation)
• Support end-to-end software implementation, including feature development, debugging, and optimization
• Perform software integration activities, working across components, subsystems, and hardware interfaces
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams (systems, hardware, and test)
• Participate in lab-based activities, including system bring-up, integration testing, and troubleshooting
• Support development within RTOS-based environments
• Utilize containerization tools (e.g., Docker) to support development, testing, and deployment workflows