Software Development Engineer

AeroVironment•Lincoln Park, VA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

AV Inc. is looking for a Software Development Engineer who wants to do more than just push code and sit through meetings that could’ve been emails. (well, we have some meetings, but they are important-ish) 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 and individual must work at the Sponsor facility a minimum of three (3) days per week. The other two (2) days can be done remotely. Come build something that matters, with people who don’t make you question your life choices every Monday morning. Position Responsibilities You’ll be designing, building, and evolving applications using solid engineering principles and Agile methodologies that the team actually believes in. Yes, actual Agile. Not “we renamed meetings and called it transformation.” If you like, smart teammates who challenge you (in a good way), work that makes you better, not just busier, and shipping things that do something . . . You’ll feel right at home. You’ve spent some real time in the trenches with modern tools and don’t panic when someone says, “it’s in Kubernetes.”

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance required to access Sponsor facilities, networks, and data.
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

You know the difference between “it works on my machine” and “it works everywhere.”
You’ve automated something that made you feel like a wizard for at least 3 minutes.
You’ve willingly debugged something at 4:59 PM and lived to tell the story.
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)

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.