Software Engineer - Backend (TS/SCI with Polygraph REQUIRED)

General Dynamics Information Technology

141d • $204,000 - $276,000

About The Position

The Back End Software Engineer will design and develop complex new software products, or make significant enhancements to existing software. The ideal candidate is a hands-on developer with significant experience in building modular, reusable services and features. They must have extensive, firsthand technical expertise in a modern service-oriented architecture. They must be at ease working in an Agile environment with little supervision. This person should embody a passion for continuous improvement and innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
• Expert knowledge of NodeJS or Python.
• Experience designing complex discrete services.
• Experience in services for performance and scalability.
• Experience integrating with third party APIs.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.

Nice To Haves

• Docker or other container experience.
• Hands-on experience working with Elastic and RabbitMQ (or other queue technology).
• NoSQL experience (i.e. MongoDB).
• Nifi experience.
• Distributed architecture creation.
• Cloud based architecture creation or experience.

Responsibilities

• Build reusable components that align with the system design patterns.
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Participate in team design and code reviews.
• Collaborate with a small team of engineers and designers to understand business requirements and user experience goals.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Troubleshoots complex problems and provides customer support for software systems and application issues.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• 401K with company match.
• Competitive pay and paid time off.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees