Principal Software Engineer

Base-2 Solutions

$130K — $155K *
Information Technology
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20 years of experience in software engineering required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited institution required.
  • 4 additional years of software engineering experience can substitute for a bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance complex software systems based on documented requirements.
  • Work individually or collaboratively within a team.
  • Review and test software components for design adherence and document results.
  • Resolve software problem reports efficiently.
  • Utilize appropriate software development methodologies for the environment.
  • Provide insights on hardware/software trade-offs and system design requirements.

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
  • 100% company-paid dental and vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 4% company match and additional contributions.
  • Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO) and 11 paid floating holidays.
  • Flexible work schedules available, including flex time options.
Full Job Description
  • Requisition ID: 3443
  • Standard Title:
  • Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
  • Location: Hanover, MD
  • Work Type: On-Site
  • Shift: First
  • Referral Eligibility: Eligible
  • U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes


Position Summary

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.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with some or all of the following: Programming languages such as Java, C#, C++, JavaScript, Python, Scala, Ruby and Go.
  • IDEs such as Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Visual Studio and VS Code.
  • Operating systems such as Windows, Unix, Linux and macOS.
  • Team collaboration and issue tracking tools such as Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence), GitHub and ServiceNow.
  • Software frameworks such as Spring, Angular and Bootstrap.
  • Databases such as Oracle, MySQL and MongoDB.
  • Build tools such as Maven and Jenkins.
  • Containers and container orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Configuration management tools such as Git, SVN and CVS.
  • Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
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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