Software Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Arlington, VA

Reporting To: Connor Padgett

Compensation: $90,000 - $150,000 / year

Description

• All applicants must be able to obtain/maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.   
• This is an on-site position. Requiring at least 4 days in office, based out of our Arlington, VA location.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, troubleshoot, test, deliver and update software code in various languages, documenting associated architectures, processes, procedures and techniques to operate and sustain end items.  
• Work closely with cross-functional teams of software, systems, integration, information, production and test engineers and subject matter experts to understand requirements, workflows, and develop back-end features and architecture.  
• Adhere to government and industry security, reliability, and performance standards; apply orthodox programming paradigms; interpret and apply DoD and industry standards; and participate in peer reviews, configuration, design, and performance reviews.  
• Apply common tools, approaches and best engineering practices including; integrating third-party and externally developed software into a container runtime environment; integrating with internal systems and third-party applications; and assisting with containerization, configuration management, and customization of vendor or open-source software.  

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable discipline such as software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, data science, cyber security, mathematics, or aeronautical engineering (or equivalent full-time experience).
• 3+ year’s experience with C++ programming and  one or more of the following:
  • Git or similar version control systems
  • Additional program languages such as Python, Java or JavaScript
  • Container concepts (Docker/OCI/Podman images, containers, registries) 
  • SQL and relational databases (e.g., Postgres) 
  • Linux-based systems command-line usage and file/system permissions   
  • React or similar modern frontend frameworks 
• 1+ Year experience working on Navy or DoD Combat Systems 
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time as needed

• 1+ year experience with one or more of the following:
  • Visualization and human interface development
  • Use DEVSECOPS to streamline software testing and platform deployment 
  • Software system remote monitoring, maintenance and upgrade 
• 1+ year experience with one or more of the following: 
  • Cloud computing, virtualization (VMWare), and containerization.
  • Networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS) 
  • Working with APIs or third-party services 
  • Scripting for automation (Groovy, Python, Bash, PowerShell) 
  • Big data solutions (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Cassandra) 
  • Machine learning and/or artificial intelligence
• Desire to stay current with industry trends and best practices. Openness to new tools and concepts, showing initiative, innovation and creativity 
• Ability to communicate, report and document progress and issues 
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations 
• Strong analytical abilities, sense of ownership, urgency and drive