Senior Software Engineer

Worker Type

Regular

Job Summary

The primary role of the Full-Stack Software Engineer is to design, develop, and deliver modern full-stack applications that solve complex operational challenges. This role focuses on building scalable applications with polished, intuitive user interfaces while supporting rapid prototyping and iterative development.

You’ll work on a small, high-impact engineering team where you’ll help take ideas from concept to working prototype quickly. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems across the full stack and wants direct visibility into how their work improves mission operations.

Position Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance full-stack software applications based on documented requirements
• Build features end-to-end across frontend, backend services, and data layers
• Develop modern user interfaces using reusable components and established UI/UX best practices
• Ensure applications are responsive across approved browsers and platforms
• Design and consume RESTful APIs
• Build and execute simulations and test harnesses in development and test environments
• Debug and troubleshoot full-stack issues and conduct root cause analysis
• Improve application performance, usability, and scalability
• Participate in code reviews and maintain software development standards
• Support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and version control best practices
• Collaborate closely with product owners, designers, and engineering teams to deliver incremental improvements
• Stay current on emerging technologies, frameworks, and development best practices

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or Physics is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum 8 - 12 years of relevant experience in application software development.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Strong Java development experience for backend services
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, specifically React
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker or Podman
• Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
• Experience designing and building microservices architectures

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Machine learning
• Streaming data pipelines
• Batch processing systems
• MongoDB
• ArangoDB
• Redis
• PostgreSQL
• Cloud development experience within AWS or hyper-converged infrastructure environments
• Experience with logging, monitoring, and observability tools
• Experience working in Agile development environments

Salary Range: $125,000.00 - $270,000.00

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

Our compensation package also includes components designed to support employees’ total well-being, which should be considered when evaluating our competitive benefits package. These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability, company holiday and paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) company match and contributions, professional development/training reimbursements, and other work/life programs.

ITAR Requirement

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits

• medical
• dental vision
• 401K with company matching
• 9/80 work schedule
• paid holiday shutdown
• health insurance
• life insurance
• disability
• company holiday and paid time off
• parental leave
• 401(k) company match and contributions
• professional development/training reimbursements
• other work/life programs

Who We Are

Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington, DC.

Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed.

What We Do

Building on a history of technological innovation, AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.

AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

ITAR

U.S. Citizenship required