Senior Embedded Developer
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Senior Embedded Developer
190,000–240,000 / Year
Location
Fort Meade, MD, United States
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 14, 2026
Apply by
August 13, 2026
Applicants
0
Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeWork from Office
Job Description
Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.
Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a Senior Embedded Developer on our PRIME contract. Visionist’s software developers perform reverse engineering and low-level development to identify vulnerabilities and develop migrations/solutions across a wide range of devices and software. This mission is supporting our most recent prime contract award. If you like rewarding work in developing tools for user interaction, then this is the place for you.
For over 14 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. As a 100% employee-owned company, we prioritize our people—your job security is assured. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation’s cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. Our open-door leadership team fosters a supportive culture, where internal growth and promotion opportunities are the norm. Don’t just take our word for it—check out our 4.8-star review on Glassdoor. Join a company that feels like a family with regular happy hours, baseball games, activity clubs and more. Check us out at https://www.visionistinc.com.
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Your contributions are…
- Design, develop, debug, and modify embedded software
- Participate in code reviews and work as part of a larger team to develop embedded software products
- Create and maintain documentation on developed software and techniques
- Develop and maintain support software for interfacing with developed embedded software
- Perform developer testing and integration testing for all developed software
Requirements for your new career…
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
- 15 years of experience in embedded development. (13 years with a Master's degree)
- Experience with low-level programming in Windows, Linux, or real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as VxWorks or uC/OS
- Experience with C/C++ and Python programming
Benefits of becoming a Visionist: [Your New Career](https://www.visionistinc.com/career/)
- We are a 100% employee-owned company, so our employees see the benefit of their contributions and have a stake in our overall success!
- Competitive 15% retirement contribution! (5% 401K match & 10% ESOP)
- 4 weeks paid time off that is never “use or lose”, 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, AND flexible work hours
- 80 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
- Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families (those who waive medical benefits will receive an additional $4,160/year)
- Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 – use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
- Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
- Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability
Salary range: $190,000 - $240,000
Disclaimer: Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc.
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Not a good fit? Check out our other opportunities: https://jobs.jobvite.com/visionist
Next steps: Apply online and one of our recruiters will reach out to you. We have a streamlined process of phone screen with a recruiter, interview with a Visionist team at our HQ in Columbia, MD, and that is all!
Interested in learning more about Visionist and the work we do? Check out our website! https://www.visionistinc.com/what-we-do
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U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.
Visionist, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities employer.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, debug, and modify embedded software
- Participate in code reviews and collaborate on embedded software products
- Create and maintain documentation on developed software and techniques
- Develop and maintain support software for interfacing with embedded software
- Perform developer testing and integration testing for all developed software
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
Skills Required
Embedded DevelopmentLow-level ProgrammingWindowsLinuxReal-time Operating Systems (RTOS)VxWorksuC/OSCC++PythonCollaborationDocumentation
Benefits
- 100% employee-owned company
- Competitive 15% retirement contribution
- 4 weeks paid time off
- 12 paid holidays
- Comp time
- Overtime
- Flexible work hours
- 80 hours paid parental leave
- $8,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
- Medical, dental, & vision benefits
- Annual lifestyle bonus of $600
- Annual merit increases
- Performance-based bonuses
- Term life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
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