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Software Engineer Sr. Stf - Level 5

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Fort Worth, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 3/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2026
Job Description

We are Lockheed Martin

The Integrated System Evaluation team is seeking a Senior C / Rust Developer to design, build, and optimize high-performance, low-latency systems that power our core products. This role is ideal for an experienced software engineer who thrives in performance-critical environments and enjoys owning architecture, reliability, and scalability end-to-end.

What you'll do:

  • Architect, design, and implement high-performance systems in C and/or Rust
  • Optimize for performance, memory usage, and concurrency
  • Develop scalable, resilient services in distributed environments
  • Lead technical design discussions and code reviews
  • Improve CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and observability
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, DevOps, and QA
  • Mentor mid-level and junior engineers
  • Drive best practices in systems design and reliability
  • Participate in architectural decision-making and long-term roadmap planning

This position is located at a facility that requires special access.**

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What's In It For You

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

Medical

Dental

401k

Paid time off

Work/life balance

Career development

Mentorship opportunities

Rewards & recognition

Basic Qualifications

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related discipline
  • 12 years of professional software engineering experience
  • 5 years of modern C experience OR 3 years of production-grade Rust experience
  • Experience with Linux-based systems

Desired Skills

  • Deep understanding of:
  • Multithreading and concurrency models
  • Memory management and performance optimization
  • Networking (TCP/IP, gRPC, REST, WebSockets, etc)
  • Data structures and algorithms
  • Strong de-bugging and profiling skills
  • Experience building large-scale or performance-critical systems
  • Experience with distributed systems architecture
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks
  • Open-source contributions in C or Rust ecosystems
  • GUI Frameworks: .Net, Qt 4/5/6

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.



  • At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

    With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

    If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

    Other Important Information

    By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

    Work Schedule Information

    Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

    National Pay Statement

    Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $134,000 - $236,325. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

    Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

    (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

    This position is incentive plan eligible.

    Premium Pay Statement

    Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $154,100 - $267,145. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

    Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

    This position is incentive plan eligible.

    Salary : $134,000 - $236,325

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