Software Engineer

Description

Background Information:

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) is an information technology business headquartered in Arlington, VA with additional offices in Fall River, MA; Mount Laurel, NJ; and San Diego, CA. Founded in 2006, IDT designs and develops best-in-class solutions that facilitate the rapid delivery of software-based warfare capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense. The core of our mission is to deliver disruptive innovation in support of the U.S. Armed Forces who defend our nation every day.

Overview:

We are looking for driven, experienced software engineers of all levels to become key contributors to our software-as-a-service hybrid cloud platform. Our platform provides the ability for our government customers to collaboratively employ cutting edge capabilities to aid in the development and test of mission critical tactical systems in ways that were not previously possible.

Our Tech Stack:

Our tech stack is continuously evolving to meet emerging customer use cases and keep pace with industry. Backend services are typically written in Java with PostgreSQL persistence. User interfaces are written in Typescript using React and Redux and packaged with Webpack. REST serves as our primary data transport protocol for both backend and frontend interfaces. Code is configuration controlled in Git. Build tooling includes Maven, Gradle, and NPM, coordinated by Jenkins in an automated pipeline. Continuous deployment is employed to orchestrate software on a Kubernetes cluster in multiple environments, including in the cloud, on secured air-gapped networks, and on tactical platforms.

Responsibilities Include:

1. Contribute to every stage of the software development lifecycle: design, code, review, test, integration, debugging, deployment, and maintenance of high performance and scalable software.
2. Successfully take tasks from beginning to end with little direct supervision, using strong organization, planning, and prioritization skills.
3. Demonstrate excellent teamwork and communication skills to collaborate with other teams and stakeholders in a dynamic and geographically distributed team environment.
4. Champion best practices to improve code quality, such as integration and unit testing, static analysis, and documentation.
5. Ability to work on-site at IDT’s facilities or travel to customer sites on a limited, as-needed basis.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
2. Minimum of 5 years of experience in software engineering.
3. Practical engineering experience with Java, C#, Kotlin, or Scala.
4. Experience building scalable, distributed service-oriented software solutions utilizing modern frameworks and design patterns.
5. Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Security Clearance.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

1. Strong knowledge of web protocols and standards (HTTP, REST, OAuth) and their application in a microservice architecture, especially in the context of a modern framework such as Spring or Quarkus.
2. Working knowledge of developing software on Linux operating systems, especially with hands-on knowledge of networking fundamentals, protocols, and standards (TCP/IP, TLS, DNS).
3. Experience with industry-standard DevOps tooling, such as Maven or Gradle, Jenkins, and Git.
4. Experience with containerized software deployment and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
5. Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, particularly interfacing with a database using technologies such as JDBC, JPA, or Hibernate.
6. Experience with the frontend portion of full stack development - Javascript or Typescript with modern frameworks and build systems, such as React, Redux, and Webpack.
7. Experience with virtualization technologies.
8. Experience with designing and architecting software systems that meet requirements and maintenance living documentation of system designs.
9. Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
10. Desire to identify, learn, and apply new software technologies.

EEO Statement:

IDT is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.