Junior Software Engineer

Base-2 Solutions; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a software engineer to design, develop, and enhance complex software systems powering national defense projects. You will work across analytics, large-scale data processing, security, and AI-focused areas, contributing ideas from retrieval, distributed computing, and UI design to advance mission-critical solutions.

Ideal candidates bring versatility, leadership, and passion for tackling new challenges in a fast-paced defense tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• 4 years of software engineering experience may substitute for a degree (equivalency).
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and enhances complex software systems per requirements.
• Works individually or as part of a team.
• Reviews and tests software components for adherence to design.
• Resolves software problem reports.
• Uses appropriate development methodologies.
• Suggests hardware/software trade-offs and reuse considerations.

Skills

Java

C#

C++

JavaScript

Python

Scala

Ruby

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Eclipse

NetBeans

IntelliJ IDEA

PyCharm

Visual Studio

VS Code

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

SVN

CVS

JIRA

Confluence

GitHub

ServiceNow

Spring

Angular

Bootstrap

Oracle

MySQL

MongoDB

Maven

Jenkins

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph


• Location: Hanover, MD


• Work Type: On-Site


• Shift: First

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is looking for a top-notch software engineer to join our team. We are driven to solve challenging customer problems by leveraging innovative technical solutions. Our software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that drive decision making and impact our national defense. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and UI design. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems as we continue to push technology forward.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements.


• Works individually or as part of a team.


• Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.


• Resolves software problem reports.


• Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.


• Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Required Qualifications

• No demonstrated experience is required.


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.


• Four (4) years of software engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with some or all of the following: Programming languages such as Java, C#, C++, JavaScript, Python, Scala, Ruby and Go.


• IDEs such as Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Visual Studio and VS Code.


• Operating systems such as Windows, Unix, Linux and macOS.


• Team collaboration and issue tracking tools such as Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence), GitHub and ServiceNow.


• Software frameworks such as Spring, Angular and Bootstrap.


• Databases such as Oracle, MySQL and MongoDB.


• Build tools such as Maven and Jenkins.


• Containers and container orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.


• Configuration management tools such as Git, SVN and CVS.


• Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university with 4 years of software engineering experience may be substituted.

Required Certifications

• None specified.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

Equal Employment Opportunity

Base-2 Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Learn more: base-2solutions.com/eeo

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).


• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.


• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.


• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.


• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.


• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.


• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.


• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).


• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).


• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).


• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).