Software Engineer Level 2

Base-2 Solutions

$90K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph required.
  • 14 years of relevant Software Engineering experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required (or equivalent experience).
  • Experience with Go, Python, Terraform, and AWS tooling.
  • In-depth knowledge of complex system software and algorithm design.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
  • Design and code new features or modify existing software.
  • Debug and correct existing software defects.
  • Integrate software into modified systems or environments.
  • Develop data queries for databases or data repositories.
  • Develop and implement performance-driven algorithms.
  • Lead a software development team in project execution.

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
  • 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and up to 8% total company match.
  • Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO) plus 11 paid floating holidays.
  • Flexible work schedules including options for compressed work periods.
  • Employee referral bonuses available.
Full Job Description
  • Requisition ID: 2895
  • Standard Title: Principal Software Engineer
  • 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

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer Level 2 to support the VISTA (MT&E Team). This position develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems, including processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems. The Software Engineer works independently or as part of a team to review, test, document, and improve software components and solutions based on documented requirements. Experience with Go, Python, Terraform, and AWS tooling is required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
  • Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
  • Debug existing software and correct defects.
  • Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments.
  • Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories.
  • Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
  • Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
  • Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
  • Write or review software and system documentation.
  • Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, conferring with users or system engineers, analyzing systems flow, data usage, and work processes, and investigating problem areas.
  • Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
  • Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve performance.
  • Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
  • Design or implement complex database or data repository interfaces and queries.
  • Oversee one or more software development teams and ensure work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project.
  • Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints, and perform quality control on team products.
  • Confer with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and obtain information on project limitations, capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
  • Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure operational specifications are met.
  • Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
Required Qualifications
  • Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.
  • Fourteen (14) years of experience as a Software Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Four (4) years of additional Software Engineer experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
  • Experience with Go, Python, Terraform, and AWS tooling.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency
EducationYears of ExperienceHigh School Diploma/GED18Associates Degree18Bachelors' Degree14Masters' Degree14PhD14Required Certifications
  • None specified.
Required Security Clearance
  • Active TS/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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