ATAK/Kotlin Developer

GD Information Technology • Fort Bragg, NC

30d • Hybrid

About The Position

Transform technology into opportunity as an ATAK/Kotlin Developer at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As an ATAK/Kotlin Developer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USASOC. You will play a crucial role in d esigning, implementing, and maintaining mission-critical Android applications.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science is preferred
• Experience: 3+ years of related experience
• Proficient in Kotlin and Java (for interoperability with legacy ATAK SDK code).
• Demonstrated experience building and debugging ATAK plugins using the TAK SDK (v4.6+).
• Experience with TAK Data Packages, MapItems, and Cursor-on-Target (CoT) message handling.
• Knowledge of protobuf serialization, JSON handling, and network comms within ATAK contexts.
• Ability to implement custom overlays and symbology for tactical data visualization.
• Familiarity with ATAK build processes (Gradle, Maven, or TAK repo builds).
• Experience using Android Studio / IntelliJ, Git, and Docker for plugin development and testing.
• Prior work experience with military (SOF) / government ATAK integrations.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and secure Android build practices for TAK deployments.
• Security clearance level: An active Secret clearance is required with ability to obtain TS/SCI security clearance
• US citizenship required

Nice To Haves

• Experience integrating with PostgreSQL, MQTT, or ZeroMQ messaging layers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement TakUI-based UIs using the declarative DSL (-Row, -Column, -Button, -Text, etc.) for mission control interfaces and operator workflows.
• Collaborate with AI / autonomy engineers to display mission state data (swarm tracking, flight path, etc.) on the ATAK map overlay.
• Contribute to UI/UX design for operational efficiency under field constraints (low light, glove mode, DDIL conditions).
• Write robust, modular, and testable Kotlin code aligned with ATAK’s plugin packaging requirements and a DevSecOps pipeline.
• Participate in mission rehearsals and live exercises to gather feedback and refine plugin functionality.
• A bility to collaborate with end-users, testers, and operators to iterate on plugin design and usability.

Benefits

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Flexibility: This position is Hybrid, on-site at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, NC
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees