Associate Software Engineer

STR•Woburn, MA

4d•$110,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

STR’s Analytics & Command & Control (AC2) Division develops novel solutions to the most challenging national security problems through advanced analytics. Our teams consist of motivated individuals with degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, and data science. We use our expertise and creativity to take innovative ideas from conception to everyday use by our customers. As part of the Knowledge Exploitation & Decisions Systems Group, you will work at the intersection of AI and human decision-making. Our portfolio is diverse and high-impact, including Command & Control (C2) via intuitive human-machine interfaces that help operators make the best possible decisions in high-pressure environments, Trusted AI & Autonomy via simulation platforms to test AI autonomy and evaluating the reliability and responsibility of autonomous systems, and Advanced Reasoning via graph-based reasoning and evolutionary algorithms for resilient workflow optimization, and enhancing language models to assess the feasibility of scientific claims. This position is based in one of our offices, but will take advantage of STR’s flexible, hybrid environment – when the work does not require use of STR’s facilities, you are welcome to work remotely.

Requirements

BS in Computer Science or related technical field
Demonstrated expertise in Python
Experience with data science and algorithm development
Experience with Object-oriented programming principles
Experience with AI-assisted software development and life cycle tools
Experience with Service oriented architectures or micro-service architectures
Experience with Agile software lifecycle methodologies and tools, such as JIRA
Experience with Test-driven development methodologies
A demonstrated ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologies
Ability to obtain a Security Clearance, for which US citizenship is needed by the US government

Nice To Haves

MS in Computer Science or related technical field
Experience with Java or Scala
Experience with Front-end user interface design and development
Experience with LLM / vLLM orchestration and integration
Experience with Performance profiling and tuning
Experience with Distributed computing, e.g., Kafka event streams
Experience Developing concurrent and asynchronous code
Experience with DevOps or CI/CD tools such as Gitlab
Active Security Clearance

Responsibilities

Work as part of a tightly knit team to design, develop, implement, and deploy advanced algorithms and software systems.
Assist other technical contributors throughout the software lifecycle, from early prototypes to integrated systems.
Work on a diverse set of applications, including decision aids for mission planning, information fusion for situational awareness, and novel visualizations to provide decision support to human analysts/planners.