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Government Software Engineering Jobs in Michigan

Pratt Miller

Defense Software Chief Engineer

New Hudson, MI · On-site

$256K/yr

... government regulations, and company policies throughout the software development process. • Work across engineering disciplines, ensuring smooth integration of individual components into larger ...

Relativity

Software Engineer

Detroit, MI · On-site +1

The world's largest law firms, corporations, and government agencies rely on Relativity's legal AI ... This role reports to the Manager of Software Engineering and provides the opportunity to work on ...

Relativity

Software Engineer

Detroit, MI · On-site +1

The world's largest law firms, corporations, and government agencies rely on Relativity's legal AI ... This role reports to the Manager of Software Engineering and provides the opportunity to work on ...

CACI International, Inc.

Software Engineer

Ypsilanti, MI · On-site

$86K - $181K/yr

Engineering Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None Employee Type: Regular ... Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work ...

SMFS

Software Engineer II MidLevel

Cedar Springs, MI · On-site

$90K - $123K/yr

Our teams specialize in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and security engineering ... Experience supporting government, DoD, Intelligence Community, or law enforcement customers

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How much do government software engineering jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for government software engineering in Michigan is $128,581.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $104,600.00 and $150,800.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What Are Government Jobs in Software Engineering?

Government software engineering jobs involve working at the local, state, or federal levels to provide assistance to an area or government agency. In this role, you may set up a network or system, develop customized software, or use testing techniques to see whether or not existing software and hardware are performing as expected. Some government software engineering jobs are directly with the government, while contractors who specialize in specific areas fill other roles. Many government software engineering jobs are geographically centralized. In other words, the more government offices there are in an area, the more software engineering jobs you can expect to find.

What are some unique challenges faced by software engineers working in government agencies?

Software engineers in government agencies often work within strict regulatory and security frameworks, which can mean longer approval cycles and more documentation compared to private sector roles. Collaboration across multiple departments is common, as systems must integrate with legacy infrastructure and comply with public sector standards. While these constraints can be challenging, they also offer opportunities to contribute to projects that have a significant impact on public services and society. Engineers typically work in multidisciplinary teams and gain exposure to large-scale, mission-critical applications.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Government Software Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Government Software Engineer, you typically need a solid background in computer science, proficiency in programming languages like Java or Python, and a relevant degree or security clearance. Familiarity with government-specific systems, secure coding practices, and tools such as Git, CI/CD pipelines, and project management software is often required. Strong problem-solving abilities, communication skills, and attention to detail help you navigate complex regulations and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. These skills are vital for building secure, reliable software solutions that support government operations and protect sensitive data.

What is government software engineering?

Government software engineering involves designing, developing, and maintaining software systems for government agencies and public sector organizations. These professionals work on projects that support public services, such as healthcare, transportation, security, and administration. Their work often requires adherence to strict security and privacy standards, as well as compliance with government regulations. Government software engineers may collaborate with other IT professionals and stakeholders to create reliable, efficient, and user-friendly solutions that serve citizens and government employees. This field offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on society through technology.
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Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

TAD PGS, Inc.

Sterling Heights, MI • On-site

$125K - $168K/yr

Full-time

Posted 15 days ago

Job description

We have an outstanding Contract to Hire position for a Principal Software Engineer to join a leading Company located in the Sterling Heights, MI surrounding area.

**US Citizenship is required.**
 **Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.**

Job Responsibilities:  
  • Mentors less experienced software test engineers to help develop their software test capabilities and troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  • Collaborates across other engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Systems. 
  • Ensures that the technical approach is consistent with established engineering principles and practices. 
  • Ensures that product outcomes meet customer needs and that customer and company technical, system, performance, process, and quality requirements are met. 
  • Oversee the associated software engineering efforts, including estimating, planning, requirements analysis, architecture, design, implementation, unit testing, hardware/software integration, integration testing, simulated flyout testing, and testing at the range. 
  • Monitor and control the execution of software engineering efforts with appropriate corrective actions as needed to keep the efforts on track with responsibility for technical, cost, and schedule performance. 
  • Support the software verification lead in areas to include software verification planning, software verification environment concepting/design, and the development, execution, debugging and review of software verification test scripts and procedures. 
  • Ensure that your team supports Software Quality Assurance and Software Configuration Management audits and activities. 
  • Coordinate with Safety Engineering organization to ensure that software requirements development and software safety efforts are completed and recorded accurately and in a timely manner to correctly drive software-level rigor requirements for software architecture, design, implementation, integration, and verification work products associated with safety-related or safety-critical software requirements. 
  • Achieve on-time delivery of contract deliverables with acceptable quality and 90%+ first pass customer acceptance. 
  • Ensure that your project team executes with appropriate process discipline and rigor in accordance with tailored Business Management System (BMS) Procedures, as tailored by your software IPT Lead and approved by functional management. 
  • Oversee Control Account(s) or Work Package(s) as assigned, overseeing tasks, monitoring and reporting progress, and taking corrective action as needed to meet cost, quality, performance, and schedule constraints. 
  • Provide periodic estimates at complete (EAC) as required to support the EVMS reporting for each contract or work directive assigned to you. 
  • Plan the software project schedules and builds in support of product-level development schedules. 
  • Work with your software IPT lead and PEM(s) to plan formal software development milestone reviews with United Stated Government (USG) customer representatives, including System/Software Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR) and Test Readiness Review (TRR). 
  • Establish a work-split with your software IPT Lead for developing and presenting the software engineering content for these milestone events.  
  • Evaluate software requirements to ensure that they are consistent with higher-level performance requirements, customer requirements, and the statement of work or other applicable contractual documents.
  • Coordinate development work with the software Architect and evaluate designs to ensure technical outcomes are consistent with customer needs and established requirements. Software leads are responsible for ensuring the involvement of Software Functional Management and the Munitions Software Architect in reviewing and approving software architecture and significant design work.
  •  Guide the project team in collaborative problem solving, involving relevant stakeholders, to include software architecture representation as appropriate. 
  • Work collaboratively to resolve conflicts between subsystems or disciplines to the benefit of system performance, quality, reliability, and cost. 
  • Plan and ensure appropriate engagement of stakeholders in the activities of the software projects, referencing the project's stakeholder matrix and ensuring involvement of stakeholders, including systems and safety engineering as well as software architecture. 
  • Obtain the stakeholder matrix from your software IPT Lead. 
  • Elevate issues and questions defining/modifying/affecting product behavior to the appropriate IPTs for resolution in a forum including stakeholders from systems, safety, and other relevant engineering disciplines. 
  • Proactively communicate with multiple leaders, including your Software IPT Lead, Functional Manager, Program Engineering Manager(s), and Program Manager(s). 
  • Promptly notify management of emerging risks, issues, and opportunities and elevate as necessary to ensure awareness. 
  • Provide clear, concise work direction to project personnel. 
  • Apply knowledge of multiple engineering disciplines, consideration of customer and other stakeholder inputs, and in-depth knowledge of assigned product or technology area in guiding project direction and outcomes.
  •  Ensure all Cybersecurity efforts are coordinated within the Software domain.
  •  Regularly prepare and present project metrics and technical status at formal milestone reviews, technical interchange meetings, and IPT meetings with customers and teammates as well as internal reviews with both project and functional management. 
  • Plan and manage internal and external resources to meet project obligations and objectives. Includes coordinating with multiple functional and project managers to identify and acquire internal or external resources. 
  • Provide unbiased and constructive Performance and Development Review (PDR) inputs regarding objectives and performance for assigned project personnel. 
  • Continuously maintain and enhance the technical reputation with customers and industry.

Basic Hiring Criteria: 
  • Bachelor's degree in STEM field.
  • Minimum of 6 years of experience in real-time embedded software development and/or software testing, can be 4 years with a master's degree; or 2 years with a Ph.D.
  • C and C++ programming.
  • Python programming. 
  • Development of software applications on Linux Operating Systems or bare-metal real-time application development. 
  • Object Oriented design and development experience. 
  • Familiarity with Ethernet communications. 
  • Exceptional communication (verbal and written) skills are a MUST.
  • Ability to solve basic technical design and development problems.
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with customers to solve technical problems. 
  • Ability to travel to customer sites Required Team Leader Skills include: 
  • Working knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Control Account Manager/Work Package Manager duties. 
  • Ability to conduct effective meetings, discussions, and presentations. 
  • Experience leading a small group of developers.
  • Has knowledge of the full software development lifecycle. 
  • Has experience working on programs involving the development, maintenance, upgrade and porting of embedded product software and/or product support software to enhance, implement and support project/system functionality for the assigned technical effort.

Desired Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
  • Experience with Ada programming.
  • Experience with Git and Jira/Gitlab Configuration Management tools. 
  • Familiarity with Qt Framework for front end GUIs utilizing QML.
  • Familiarity with DOORS.
  • Familiarity with CMMI for development.
  • Familiarity with Nessus and Coverity cybersecurity scans. 
  • Familiarity with hardening of systems and applying STIG rules.
  • Familiarity with relevant military and commercial design standards. 
  • Working with cybersecurity domain knowledge, specifically of Risk. Management Framework and the requirements and process to obtain/maintain Authority to Operate (ATO). Ideally, the candidate would possess a cybersecurity certification.
  • Weapon system and/or combat vehicle subject matter expertise. 
  • Current Secret Clearance.

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled 

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Education:Bachelors DegreeEmployment Type: FULL_TIME

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