Backend Software Developer

Project: The Back-end Developer will work independently and as part of a cross-functional team comprised of technical experts supporting an established and growing Intelligence Community (IC) mission. You will need to quickly understand complex technical concepts, make assessments, and articulate your recommendations to the customer. Previous experience working on-site to support the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) is highly desirable. 

Day-to-Day with your Colleagues:  

• Enable the development of system architectures, software systems, or software applications.  Focus of work will primarily be back-end development. 

• Develop new software from algorithm definitions and prototypes. 

• Work with program teams to plan future operations. 

• Practice and improve on agile development methodologies and tools 

• Work in a collaborative environment to support sensor system design and fielding, special communications, and C2. 

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to compile complex products to inform leadership on technical risks and chances for success of projects. 

• Brief customer project, program and senior leadership, as well as mission partners on modeling efforts, results, conclusions and recommendations. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Must have active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph. 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, sciences, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technology field. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree. 

• 6 years of relevant experience in software development, technology, engineering and/or science. 

• Strong programming skills in C++, Java, Lambda, Go, AWS, etc. 

• Experience creating task based native software 

• Experience with algorithms, RESTful APIs, RESTful Web Services, Orchestration and Containerization (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker) 

• Ability to communicate highly technical analyses at a level comprehensible to non-technical audiences and senior-level government representatives. 

• Expert knowledge and use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

Preferred Skills: 

• Experience working with High Performance Computing (HPC) and/or distributed computing systems 

• Experience with Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Matlab 

• Knowledge in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Electro-Optical (EO), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geospatial Data. 

• Experience with ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, STK, SIMDIS, Global Mapper, ENVI, QT Modeler and/or SocetGXP. 

• Advanced education in Math, Physics. 

• Experience working on-site at a customer location. 

• Experience working in DOD / IC. 

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a lead or within a team of peers, as well as excel