Full-Stack Engineer (TS/SCI Poly) | Mission-Critical Apps

AV; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 215,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development reimburse

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a highly experienced Full-Stack Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable applications with polished UIs. You will work on a small, high-impact team, taking ideas from concept to prototype in short cycles and solving complex problems across the full stack.

Responsibilities include building features end-to-end, implementing microservices, and ensuring performance, accessibility, and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or Physics or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 14 years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Strong Java development experience for backend services.
• Proficiency with modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly React.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with Docker or Podman.
• Experience deploying and managing applications using Kubernetes.
• Experience designing and implementing microservices architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance complex full-stack software applications based on documented requirements
• Implement features end-to-end, spanning user interfaces, backend services, APIs, and data stores
• Apply modern software engineering practices including version control, code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines
• Build and execute simulations and test harnesses in development and test environments
• Develop intuitive, responsive user interfaces using modern UI frameworks and reusable components
• Ensure applications adhere to UI/UX principles, accessibility standards, and style guides
• Test and validate user interfaces across supported browsers and platforms
• Debug and troubleshoot full-stack applications, perform root cause analysis and long-term solutions
• Continuously improve application performance, usability, scalability, and user experience
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
• Collaborate with product owners, designers, and engineers to refine requirements and deliver incremental capabilities
• Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry best practices across frontend, backend, and cloud development

Skills

Java backend

React frontend

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Microservices

CI/CD

UI/UX

Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering/CS/EE/Math/Physics

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Podman

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a highly experienced Full-Stack Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable applications with polished UIs. You will work on a small, high-impact team, taking ideas from concept to prototype in short cycles and solving complex problems across the full stack.

Responsibilities include building features end-to-end, implementing microservices, and ensuring performance, accessibility, and security.