Senior Software Developer
About The Position
nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is building systems that solve our nation's most challenging defense problems in an enjoyable, stimulating environment. We’re known for fielding revolutionary missile defense systems, pioneering step changes in RF seeker technology, introducing principled AI systems, and rapidly pioneering novel defense platforms, from space to the seabed. We're looking for talented builders with high levels of curiosity and extremely strong grounding in fundamentals and engineering first principles. If you're hungry for harder problems and want to build products that actually get into users’ hands, we’ve got you covered. We are pleased to announce openings for Senior Software Developers (front end, back end, and full stack) who will join our Technical Solutions Division and JSTC2 Team in Huntsville, Alabama to build software that provides warfighting training exercise participants unparalleled access to information about the unfolding scenario. You’ll be part of a team that is not only modernizing the interface to the underlying warfighting simulations but also finding new and innovative ways of surfacing deep information about the scenario, providing end users the right information right when they need it.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or Bachelor’s in those fields plus 4 years of experience above the baseline required qualification.
- Experience may possibly be able to be used in lieu of degree in certain circumstances.
- 10+ years of full-time professional experience in software development.
- 3+ years in technical leadership roles.
- Must possess or be able to obtain an active Secret Security Clearance.
- U.S. Citizen.
- Software development as an individual contributor without agentic coding support.
- Expertise in Typescript (ES6+), Angular (or React + a willingness to learn Angular), CSS (Bootstrap).
- Expertise in Go, Python, some C/C++.
- Expertise in producing modular, unit tested production code that supports integration and end-to-end testing, maintained in source control (Git + GitLab).
- Expertise in Scrum Agile software development, including being active in ceremonies (standup, sprint reviews, Product Increment planning).
- Expertise in team-focused development: ticket management, constructive peer reviews, backlog management.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with distributed simulation systems, especially Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) messaging.
- Experience with cloud-ready microservice architecture, including MQTT communication protocol.
- Comfortable developing in a containerized (Docker) Linux-based (Ubuntu) environment.
- Experience developing for a Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipeline.
- Experience with web-based geospatial mapping (Cesium).
- Experience with databases (PostgreSQL) and database optimization (indexing, stored procedures, query tuning, data partitioning, normalization/denormalization, table optimization).
- Experience with newer approaches to using LLMs as a natural language interface to a data store (not just RAG).
- Active Top Secret clearance.
Responsibilities
- Develop software that provides warfighting training exercise participants unparalleled access to information about the unfolding scenario.
- Modernize the interface to the underlying warfighting simulations.
- Find new and innovative ways of surfacing deep information about the scenario, providing end users the right information right when they need it.
- Accelerate progress along the product roadmap for Government Off-the-Shelf software currently in use in ongoing warfighting exercises.
- Be an integral part of a multidisciplinary software team combining a web-based front end, large-data-management back end, and on-prem LLM-powered data exploration.
- Code while taking advantage of newer agentic coding approaches.
- Help junior developers level up their skills through mentoring and focused code reviews.
- Work in tandem with other talented developers, architects, QA, and integration/DevOps.
- Rise to the challenge of team communication and cohesion in an Agile/SAFe team.
- Be passionate about the quality of software delivered.
- Develop software that's delivered to end users on a 10-week cadence.
- Help elicit end user needs rather than being handed a pile of DOORS-managed requirements.
- Scope work even in the absence of perfect information.
- Mentor and lead technical contributors, acting as a force multiplier.
- Support software architecture development by contributing to the product’s overall structure.
- Communicate technical decisions, back them up with quantitative information, and flex with the needs of the wider team and project.
- Evaluate emerging technologies to help intelligently use new libraries, languages, software, architectures, and tools.
Benefits
- Competitive Wages
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Medical plan with Health Savings Account eligibility
- Generous company-funded Basic Life Insurance
- Company-funded Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Optional Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
- Personal Time Off, Annual Leave, and Paid Federal Holidays
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing training, continuing education, or advanced degree programs
- Personal Development, Learning Opportunities, & Lunch-n-Learns
- Opportunities for Advancement
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
