Senior C ++ Software Engineer

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.) is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer to support the National Weather Service's MRMS Hydromet/QPE software development. The role will analyze and optimize the C++ codebase, provide technical guidance on software architecture and development risks, contribute code, and prepare technical documentation and status reports.

Responsibilities:

• Apply specialized technical knowledge to analyze the existing MRMS Hydromet/QPE codebase and develop recommendations and strategies for the planned VCP-Agnostic version of MRMS
• Advise on and, where appropriate, modify existing C++ code or contribute new code to support the ongoing optimization of the MRMS Hydromet/QPE processing software suite
• Provide expert technical guidance to project staff on software design, coding approach, and technical risk for MRMS development activities
• Provide technical documentation (e.g., schematics, code repositories, test reports) for development activities
• Prepare quarterly reports of status

Requirements:

• • BA/BS in a technical or business discipline
• • 4+ years of professional and/or academic experience
• • Normal work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day / 40 hours per week, excluding federal holidays; field data-collection activities may require irregular hours during active severe weather events
• • Local and non-local travel may be required, not anticipated to exceed 5% annually; all unplanned travel must be approved in writing by the COR at least 10 calendar days in advance
• • Software programming skills (C++ required, Perl, Python, and Bash preferred)
• • Software development experience (Git)
• • Demonstrated ability to advise technical teams on software architecture, coding strategy, and development risk
• • Communication skills, including technical writing
• • Ability to work as part of a technical team
• • Familiarity with meteorological datasets, including output from weather radar systems (preferred)