Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software EngineerSenior software engineer working with our cloud infrastructure team to develop and maintain distributed services for driving real-time simulation systems. Objectives:Design, implement, and maintain distributed backend services optimized for low latency and high throughput.Ensure APIs and data pipelines meet simulation performance requirements.Lead technical design efforts to ensure scalability, reliability, and efficient use of infrastructure resources.Collaborate across teams in order to deliver robust, production-grade systems.Mentor engineers in system design, performance optimization, and modern cloud-native development.Key areas of responsibility:Develop and maintain software featuresDesign architecture of software modulesBreak down whole projects into implementation plans for the teamActively mentor less experienced programmersActively propose improvements, e.g. better solutions, tech debt removal, development processes, etc.Actively communicate with stakeholdersPerform code reviewsParticipate in the engineering hiring processParticipate in project/feature estimationsSkills:Strong Golang/C++ experienceStrong experience with RESTful API design principlesExperience with both private (on-prem) and public cloudExperience with KubernetesExperience with realtime simulation or other performance-critical systemsExcellent communication skillsEducation and experience:Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field5+ years professional software development with Golang/C++ or other backend languagesAdditional attributes:Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databaseExperience with NATS or other asynchronous messaging frameworksCloud computing experience (on-premises, AWS, Kubernetes, etc)Experience with GIS data processing or other mathematically intensive fieldAdditional experiences with other programming and scripting languagesLeadership experienceTravel:Infrequent travel may be required from time to time to support industry events and to support key customers.