Senior Software Engineer
Tactical-Engineering-
Dahlgren, VA · $165k–$200k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $182,500 a year. Across 615 open senior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $170,500 to $222,000 and the median is $199,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 8% below the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among software developers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for software developers: 29% (some).
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About the job
...The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for supporting system design, prototyping, analysis, and assessment of future capabilities within a new AI/ML development team. They will play a supporting role in achieving the organizations goals by support the NSWCDD Intelligent...