Principal Software Engineer

Base-2 Solutions

$120K — $160K *
Information Technology
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20 years of experience as a software engineer required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar field required.
  • Additional 4 years of experience can replace degree requirement.
  • Proficiency in programming languages including Java, C#, C++, and Python.
  • Familiarity with IDEs such as Eclipse, Visual Studio, and PyCharm.
  • Experience with various operating systems including Windows, Unix, and Linux.
  • Skilled in using collaboration tools like Atlassian Suite and GitHub.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems based on requirements.
  • Work collaboratively or independently on software projects.
  • Test software components to ensure they meet design specifications.
  • Resolve software issues and bugs effectively.
  • Apply appropriate software development methodologies in various environments.
  • Contribute to system design discussions focusing on software and hardware integration.
  • Analyze requirements from system to individual software components.

Benefits

  • 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for employees and eligible dependents.
  • 401(k) plan with an 8% total contribution from the company (4% match + 4% non-elective).
  • Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO) plus 11 paid holidays.
  • Flexible work schedules available to support work-life balance.
  • Employee referral bonuses of up to $10,000 for referring candidates.
Full Job Description
  • Requisition ID: 3120
  • Standard Title:
  • Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
  • Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
  • Work Type: On-Site
  • Shift: First
  • Referral Eligibility: Eligible
  • U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes


Position Summary

We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and UI design. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems as we continue to push technology forward.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements.
  • Works individually or as part of a team.
  • Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.
  • Resolves software problem reports.
  • Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
  • Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.
Required Qualifications
  • Twenty (20) years experience as a software engineer is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Four (4) years of additional software engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
  • Experience with some or all of the following: Programming languages such as Java, C#, C++, JavaScript, Python, Scala, Ruby and Go.
  • Experience with IDEs such as Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Visual Studio and VS Code.
  • Experience with operating systems such as Windows, Unix, Linux and macOS.
  • Experience with team collaboration and issue tracking tools such as Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence), GitHub and ServiceNow.
  • Experience with software frameworks such as Spring, Angular and Bootstrap.
  • Experience with databases such as Oracle, MySQL and MongoDB.
  • Experience with build tools such as Maven and Jenkins.
  • Experience with containers and container orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with configuration management tools such as Git, SVN and CVS.
  • Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Not specified.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university with 20 years of experience.
  • No bachelor's degree with 24 years of experience.
Required Certifications
  • None specified.
Required Security Clearance
  • Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph


Pay & Benefit Highlights
Compensation
  • Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
  • Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
  • Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).
Health
  • 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
  • Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
  • 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
  • 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
Income Protection
  • 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
  • 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
  • 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
  • 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.
Retirement
  • 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
  • 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
Leave
  • Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
  • 11 paid floating holidays.
Work-Life Balance
  • Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).

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