Distributed Data and Observability Software Engineer

ADP, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

NS2 Mission in Herndon, VA is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design and build distributed data-processing software. You will work on event-driven architectures using Python, Kafka, Grafana, and the ELK stack to improve observability and reliability.

The role requires strong Python skills, distributed systems understanding, and Agile experience, with a focus on scalable, secure, and maintainable software in a cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Professional software development experience in distributed/cloud environments.
• Strong Python programming ability, including async/concurrent patterns.
• Hands-on expertise with Kafka or similar distributed messaging systems.
• Familiar with JSON and service-to-service data interchange; Agile experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop event-driven software architectures for distributed data processing.
• Build modular components adaptable to new data formats and domains.
• Develop Python-based applications with async/concurrent techniques.
• Implement distributed messaging using Kafka and ensure fault tolerance.
• Create observability via dashboards and monitoring with Grafana/ELK stacks.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Asynchronous programming

JSON

Agile methodologies

Troubleshooting

Security practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline

Tools

Kafka

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

NS2 Mission in Herndon, VA is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design and build distributed data-processing software. You will work on event-driven architectures using Python, Kafka, Grafana, and the ELK stack to improve observability and reliability.

The role requires strong Python skills, distributed systems understanding, and Agile experience, with a focus on scalable, secure, and maintainable software in a cloud environment.