Backend Software Developer

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Project: The Back-end Developer will work independently and as part of a cross-functional team comprised of technical experts supporting an established and growing Intelligence Community (IC) mission. You will need to quickly understand complex technical concepts, make assessments, and articulate your recommendations to the customer. Previous experience working on-site to support the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) is highly desirable.

Day-to-Day with your Colleagues:

• Enable the development of system architectures, software systems, or software applications. Focus of work will primarily be back-end development.

• Develop new software from algorithm definitions and prototypes.

• Work with program teams to plan future operations.

• Practice and improve on agile development methodologies and tools

• Work in a collaborative environment to support sensor system design and fielding, special communications, and C2.

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to compile complex products to inform leadership on technical risks and chances for success of projects.

• Brief customer project, program and senior leadership, as well as mission partners on modeling efforts, results, conclusions and recommendations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have active TS/SCI security clearance with CI Polygraph.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, sciences, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related technology field. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

• 6 years of relevant experience in software development, technology, engineering and/or science.

• Strong programming skills in C++, Java, Lambda, Go, AWS, etc.

• Experience creating task based native software

• Experience with algorithms, RESTful APIs, RESTful Web Services, Orchestration and Containerization (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker)

• Ability to communicate highly technical analyses at a level comprehensible to non-technical audiences and senior-level government representatives.

• Expert knowledge and use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working with High Performance Computing (HPC) and/or distributed computing systems

• Experience with Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Matlab

• Knowledge in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Electro-Optical (EO), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geospatial Data.

• Experience with ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, STK, SIMDIS, Global Mapper, ENVI, QT Modeler and/or SocetGXP.

• Advanced education in Math, Physics.

• Experience working on-site at a customer location.

• Experience working in DOD / IC.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a lead or within a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $131,000.00 - $219,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: ;br>Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

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