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AeroVironment•Jessup, MD

2d•$125,000 - $270,000

About The Position

The AV PRIME program is seeking a hands-on Cloud Software Engineer with strong experience in Python, microservices, cloud development, and user-interface technologies. The engineer will join a small, high-impact software team that takes ideas from concept to working prototypes through rapid, iterative development cycles. The role focuses on solving complex distributed-systems problems and building scalable, data-intensive capabilities for mission-critical applications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
At least 14 years of relevant experience in software engineering, software modernization, solution architecture, or a related field.
Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
Strong Python development skills, particularly for back-end and service-layer implementations.
Experience designing and developing user interfaces using COTS technologies such as Grafana and Kibana.
Experience developing and consuming RESTful services and APIs.
Hands-on experience building and deploying containers using Podman, Docker, or similar technologies.
Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
Experience deploying and operating applications in cloud environments, including AWS, or on hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI).
Experience in at least two of the following areas: data-processing paradigms such as machine-learning workflows, streaming-data processing, or batch-processing pipelines; and data stores such as MongoDB, ArangoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, or similar, including data modeling, performance tuning, and operations.
Applicants must provide documentation verifying U.S. person status under ITAR and/or EAR requirements. Some positions may require current U.S. citizenship due to contract requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with infrastructure-provisioning frameworks such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
Familiarity with distributed-systems observability practices and tools, including logging, metrics, and distributed tracing.
Experience working in Agile, DevSecOps, or other iterative software-development environments.
Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Vue.js for developing rich, responsive user interfaces.
Experience with AWS serverless technologies and cloud-native application architectures.
Experience designing and operating data-intensive or mission-critical distributed systems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems based on documented requirements.
Design and implement user-interface features using COTS technologies such as Grafana and Kibana.
Implement services and data pipelines using AWS data-lake and big-data technologies.
Build and evolve microservices-based architectures, including service boundaries, APIs, and inter-service communication patterns using AWS serverless technologies.
Apply sound software design and development practices to build, integrate, and execute simulations in development and test environments.
Contribute to system and software architecture decisions, including hardware/software trade-offs, software-reuse strategies, and effective use of COTS, GOTS, and custom-developed components.
Perform requirements analysis and decompose system-level requirements into service- and module-level requirements.
Implement and consume RESTful APIs to integrate back-end services with other systems and client applications.
Containerize services using technologies such as Podman and Docker, and deploy them to orchestrated environments such as Kubernetes.
Diagnose and resolve complex distributed-system issues, including performance bottlenecks, latency, and scalability challenges.
Perform performance analysis and tuning to improve system responsiveness, reliability, and scalability.
Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to refine requirements, estimate work, and deliver incremental value.
Participate in design and code reviews, testing, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
Work independently when required, demonstrating ownership, follow-through, sound judgment, and clear communication.

Benefits

Health insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Company holidays and paid time off
Parental leave
401(k) company match and contributions
Professional development and training reimbursements
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Flexible work schedule options
Depending on business unit, role, and customer contract requirements, select programs may offer a 9/80 work schedule and paid holiday shutdown
Other work/life programs