Software Engineer Staff

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Define, manage, and prioritize the product backlog to ensure alignment with customer needs and expectations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, developers, and team members to prioritize backlog items and ensure the product meets customer needs and expectations.
• Ensure the development team has a clear understanding of product requirements and priorities, and is accountable for the product's overall scope, roadmap, and delivery.
• Design, implement, and debug Jakarta EE-based software applications using Java (Java 17 or later).
• Develop and maintain high-performance back-end services that model orbital mechanics, solve critical optimization problems, and process large-scale data ingest and aggregation.
• Implement software designs using Jakarta EE technologies such as Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs), Java Persistence API (JPA), Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS), and Context Dependency Injection (CDI).
• Familiarity with JSON structures, including parsing, validation, and transformation of JSON data.
• Develop processing message-driven architectures using message brokers like AMQ Messaging, designing and implementing messaging patterns, message queues, and topics.
• Design, implement, and performance tune relational databases like PostgreSQL, including schema design, indexing, and query optimization.
• Develop and maintain containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, Nexus, and AWS.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with customer expectations and deliver high-quality software products.
• Participate in Agile development methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban to ensure rapid delivery of software products.

Requirements

• Minimum of 9 years professional related experience with a bachelor's degree or 7 years with a master's degree.
• Five or more years of experience designing, implementing, and debugging Java-based software applications.
• Experience working with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitLab, Nexus, and AWS.
• Experience with server-side programming in Java (Java 17 or later).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered.

Nice to Have

• Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance.
• Experience as a Product Owner in an Agile environment.
• Experience with unit testing and automated testing.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.

Qualifications

• Experience Level: Experienced Professional.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability.
• 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday hours accrue based on employment status and location.
• Position is incentive plan eligible.