Senior Software Engineer

Role Description

We are seeking a team player with solid technical skills to work with our team of smart, creative, and dedicated engineering team-members. This is a senior-level position for a Software Engineer based out of our Herndon, VA location with the option of a remote work schedule.

This is a senior level cross-functional engineering position, developing front and back-end software for our satellite products on a Linux platform.

• 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.
• Strong documentation and writing skills.

Requirements

• 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