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Software Engineer Level 3

Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Jun 2025

💰 $219,107/yr($101,996/yr – $219,107/yr)

About the role

What you will be doingThe Software Engineer shall be responsible for performing characterization and performance tuning of various software solutions for multiple HPC node types. The Software Engineer shall collaborate with HPC SMEs, mission customers, and other stakeholders to understand their computational needs and develop efficient software solutions to meet those requirements. This position involves working with parallel computing frameworks, optimizing algorithms for parallel execution, and ensuring scalability and performance of software applications on HPC clusters. What do you need

Experience using the Linux CLI
Proficiency in scripting (Bash/Python) to automate tasks and processes
General HPC technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage components
Experience developing software applications and libraries with programming languages such as C, C++, and Python in a Linux environment
Has experience with modern build system frameworks, such as CMake
Experience optimizing code performance through parallelization, vectorization, and other optimization techniques
Experience documenting software design, implementation, and performance optimizations
Experience troubleshooting and debugging performance issues in HPC applications
Experience performing HPC benchmarking testing
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containerd
Experience with automation frameworks including Ansible for orchestrating deployment
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins
Experience with Git Source Control System

Desired Skills

Experience with HPC open source parallel computing frameworks such as OpenSHMEM, pthreads, OpenMP, MPI, and UPC
Experience with CUDA and/or OpenCL frameworks to develop software for GPUs
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
Familiar with Agile software development principles, methodologies, and best practices

SWE-3 Qualifications: Master’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.ORBachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexityORNine (9) years of experience as a SWE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role

Salary range:

$101,996.00 - $219,107.00 (Annually)*

Req ID PRX 25-668