Defense Software Engineer - Active Secret Clearance

VT Group (VTG); Reston (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VT Group (VTG) in Reston, VA is seeking a Software Engineer to support our Defense customer. You will develop distributed systems, build backend and web frameworks, and integrate HIL components for international partners.

3+ years in software development with languages like Java, Python, C++, Rust, or Go is expected, along with data processing experience. Travel up to 25% may be required, and an active U.S. Secret clearance is desired.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience across multiple languages.
• Experience with data processing and analytics.
• Ability to navigate complex systems and codebases.
• U.S. Secret security clearance (Active).
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain distributed systems underpinning defense tech applications.
• Design and implement core infrastructure and platform services for scalability.
• Build and maintain backend and web development frameworks and networking solutions.
• Develop capabilities for international partners/markets.
• Integrate model/software/hardware-in-the-loop components.
• Collaborate with autonomy-domain teams and partners.
• Create technologies enabling safe, rapid development/deployment of autonomous systems at scale.
• Participate in design reviews and system architecture discussions.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and data management solutions.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Rust

Go

JavaScript

Data processing

System design

Hardware-in-the-Loop

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Data processing tools

Hardware-in-the-Loop tooling

Job description

VT Group (VTG) in Reston, VA is seeking a Software Engineer to support our Defense customer. You will develop distributed systems, build backend and web frameworks, and integrate HIL components for international partners.

3+ years in software development with languages like Java, Python, C++, Rust, or Go is expected, along with data processing experience. Travel up to 25% may be required, and an active U.S. Secret clearance is desired.