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Senior Software Engineer

Butler America

Tewksbury, MAContract$88–98/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$88–98/hr
Location
Tewksbury, MA
Schedule
Contract
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Butler America is seeking Senior Software Engineers for its development team in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The role supports multiple programs and platforms across a software product line, addressing technical software problems and participating in software life-cycle phases. Work may include real-time and application software, testing and verification, data analysis, and software tools. The posting seeks candidates with C++, C, MATLAB, and/or Java experience; Linux and multithreaded development experience are preferences.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C++, requiredC, requiredMATLAB, requiredJava, requiredUnit Testing, nice to haveIntegration Testing, nice to haveMultithreaded Development, nice to haveLinux, nice to haveCommunication, requiredData Structures, nice to haveAlgorithms, nice to haveSystems Software Design, nice to haveOperating Systems, nice to haveSoftware Architecture, nice to haveSoftware Development Life Cycle, nice to haveWindows, nice to haveGit, nice to haveJira, nice to haveJenkins, nice to havePerl, nice to haveBash, nice to haveKornshell, nice to haveAgile/Scrum, nice to haveDevOps, nice to haveTest Automation, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveTechnical Documentation, nice to haveTeamwork, nice to haveConflict Resolution, nice to have

Qualifications

STEM Degree, required5+ Years Relevant Experience, required

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Senior Software Engineer Location: Tewksbury, MA Job ID: #73501 Pay Range: $88-98 ph (W2) Duration: 6 - 12 mos Description:

We are seeking Senior Software Engineers to join our development team in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. All teams develop software in a variety of languages including C++, C, and several others. Candidates can expect to work on many if not all the phases of the software development life cycle.

In this position, you will be responsible for providing practical solutions to difficult technical software problems. You can expect to support multiple programs and multiple platforms within a software product line. Software Engineering positions include working on a variety of different tasks including real-time software development, application software development, test and verification, data analysis, software tools development, and many others.

Testing experience – looking for some unit test and integration testing experience

Multi-threaded SW development experience – Seeing this on a resume is a plus. If they don’t have it, it’s not a show stopper but it means that have to check most of the other boxes.

Linux – prefer to have a candidate that has some Linux experience in their work experience

Communication skills – the person has to be able to explain technical information clearly and work in a team environment.

Matlab/GoogleTest/Jenkins – all of these are nice to haves but not required

What You Will Do

  • Assist and participate in the requirements, design, development and testing of real-time embedded software, application software, and tools, to include development of new work products or enhancement of existing applications and systems.

  • Design, code, test, integrate, and document software solutions.

  • Participate in internal review of software components and systems.

  • Collaborate with project managers and other professionals within Engineering.

  • Follow established development practices and processes to maintain the configuration management of software products.

Qualifications You Must Have

  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

  • Experience with C++, C, MATLAB, and/or Java.

Qualifications We Prefer

  • Knowledge of data structures and algorithms, systems software design, operating systems, architectures, software development life cycle and processes.

  • Experience in software development, and with Windows and Linux Operating Systems, GIT, Jira, Jenkins, Perl, Bash, and Kornshell.

  • Experience developing software in a team-based development environment, preferably Agile/SCRUM, DevOps and test automation.

  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills, including ability to produce technical documentation, and the desire to learn new technologies and tools.

  • Able to travel domestic and international.

  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with coworkers.

  • Demonstrated ability to work with colleagues who represent multiple work and conflict resolution styles.

Benefits provided: 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. Butler evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The Butler America Aerospace, LLC. EEO Policy Statement and “Know Your Rights” Poster is available here: Applicant and Employee Notices (https://butler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BAA-Website.HR-Documents.2024.03142024-new.pdf) . Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [email protected].

How this job compares

Set against the 40,155 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$88–98/hr
  • Massachusetts median$31–64/hr25 hourly ranges
  • US median$50–65/hr1,046 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $93/hr, is 82% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($51/hr) — in the top quarter of Software Engineer hourly ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,096 open Software Engineer jobs in Massachusetts and 40,155 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (33,026 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 12,547 of the 40,155 open Software Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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