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Lead Software Engineer
Location
Massachusetts + 1 moreAll locations: Massachusetts | Virginia
Posted
48 days ago
Salary
$175K - $215K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Lead Software Engineer
BEST IN SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
• Support the design and implementation of flexible software solutions • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams and provide high-impact, unique solutions for our customers’ most important problems • Initially support system integration and testing for a mature mission planning solution transitioning to an active user community • Subsequent projects driven by the intersection of interests with our expanding R&D portfolio • Involve periodic travel, up to 20%
Job Requirements
- BS or MS or equivalent experience in computer science or other software development related field
- 3-5+ years of relevant experience (BS degree), or 1-2+ years (MS)
- Fluent in Java and its ecosystem, including object-oriented programming (OOP) principles
- Demonstrated experience writing maintainable, well documented code and APIs
- Specific demonstrated experience in Linux and container-based software (e.g., Docker)
- U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
- Demonstrated experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines (Even Better)
- Experience using Python (Even Better)
- Demonstrated ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologies (Even Better)
- Experience in intelligence or military-related mission areas (Even Better)
- Active security clearance (Even Better)
Benefits
- STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members.
- Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.
- STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world.
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