OverviewWe are seeking for a team player with solid technical skills to work with our team of smart, creative, and dedicated engineering team-members. This position is based out of our Herndon, VA location with the option of a remote work schedule.
This is a senior-level position for a Software Engineer. We value creative problem solving, logical thinking, enthusiasm, and the ability to learn quickly. Candidates must have a strong technical background and be capable of coming up to speed on new technologies quickly. Good communication skills, great problem-solving skills, and the ability to work both individually and collaboratively in a team environment are required. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with the smartest team and the very latest technologies, then this is the job for you!
This is a senior level cross-functional engineering position, developing front and back-end software for our satellite products on a Linux platform.
Responsibilities- Design and implement web application features using C++ and modern web frameworks and techniques, from requirements to production and deployment
- Add new functionality and solve customer facing bugs within an existing application (frontend and backend)
- Contribute to the architecture and design of new and existing User Interfaces
- Prepare prototypes/screen shots to share with stakeholders for review and approval
- Advise on best practices, new techniques, software quality and process improvement
- Create, modify and maintain RESTful Web Services, GraphQL and other APIs
- Develop applications built with C++, as well as Go, GraphQL, Vue, and similar modern technologies
- Assist with estimation of time and effort required to implement new features
- Participate in design reviews, peer code reviews and improve overall product quality
- Effectively employ innovative problem-solving techniques
- Interface with cross-functional teams to successfully implement feature dependencies
Qualifications- 6+ years of experience in software development
- Proven working experience with C/C++, object-oriented designs, front and back-end application development
- Experience developing and debugging software in a Linux environment
- Strong expertise with various frameworks (Vue, Angular, etc.)
- Strong expertise with Web Services and RESTful Applications
- Expertise with NodeJS, WebSockets and in-depth understanding of Microservices methodologies
- Familiarity with HTML5 and CSS3
- Familiarity with system level issues such as scaling, security, and responsiveness
- Solid programming experience in object-oriented design and development
- Linux or a POSIX O/S environment
- Familiarity with software configuration management, defect tracking tools, and peer review
- Object and Component Oriented Designs
- Transmission security and cryptographic techniques
- Familiarity with software configuration management, defect tracking tools, and peer review
- Strong documentation and writing skills
Additional experience in the following areas is a plus- C++, Java, or other object-oriented programming language
- Understanding of SQL and database access for relational Databases; PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL
- Working knowledge of noSQL databases (MongoDB, etc.)
- Familiarity with Responsive Design Frameworks such as Bootstrap
- Familiarity with developing web interfaces for embedded devices a plus
- Networking protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP and IPv6
- Familiarity with Docker, GraphQL, Kubernetes, Go, Conan, cmake, C++11
- Familiarity with developing multi-threaded software applications
- Knowledge of communications and/or networking protocols, TCP/IP, UDP, IPv6, etc.
- Experience with cross-functional (hardware/firmware/software) development and verification
- Experience in shell scripting using Perl, Lua, or Python and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8+
- Working knowledge of GCC, grep/awk/sed command line tools, bash scripting, GDB debugger, systemd suite
- Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Git, BitBucket, SharePoint, Jenkins and Artifactory
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software, Systems, Mathematics, or related technical field.
Clearance: Active DoD security clearance or ability to obtain a secret level DoD clearance.
Travel: 0-10%
Pay Range:$125,156 - $159,370
