Software Development Engineer

AeroVironment•Herndon, VA

2d•$83,500 - $208,750•Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Development Engineer role is for someone who wants to do more than just push code and sit through meetings that could’ve been emails. You’ll join a high-performing, genuinely smart (and refreshingly normal) team in Chantilly, VA, working on mission-critical systems that actually matter. This isn’t “update a button color and call it innovation” work. This is complex, meaningful engineering where what you build gets used in the real world. We’re talking: Real problems, not busywork. Real impact, not vanity metrics. Real collaboration, not “you’re on mute” energy. And yes, one of the perks people actually care about: you can work from home two days a week. Enough flexibility to breathe, while still getting the in-person collaboration that makes good teams great. The position is based in Chantilly with work at the Sponsor facility a minimum of three (3) days per week and two (2) days remotely. Come build something that matters, with people who don’t make you question your life choices every Monday morning.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance
Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline may be substituted for 4 years of experience.
A Master's Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience.
A Ph.D. may be substituted for 7 years of experience.
Experience developing/deploying solutions using AWS tools and services.
Experience working in a small team practicing Agile Methodologies.
Git
Selenium
Kubernetes
Terraform
Ansible
React
Tailwind
TypeScript
JavaScript
NestJS
Scala
Akka
FluxCD
Playwright
GoLang

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS Cloud and AWS Certifications
Experience enhancing software to reduce operating time or improve efficiency
Experience developing and maintaining applications while addressing accessibility concerns
Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Knows the difference between “it works on my machine” and “it works everywhere.”
Has automated something that made you feel like a wizard for at least 3 minutes.
Has willingly debugged something at 4:59 PM and lived to tell the story.
Is curious, capable, and can figure things out without immediately opening 47 tabs.

Responsibilities

Designing, building, and evolving applications using solid engineering principles and Agile methodologies.
Codes and tests high quality software in a responsive agile team environment driven by dynamically evolving software requirements.
Uses sound software engineering principles and practices to ensure that developed code is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, and fault tolerant.
Follows software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process.
Supports documentation, design, and process improvement activities.
Works with well-defined problems and analyzes, designs, and implements solutions autonomously.
Leads small tasks in coordination with other technical resources.