Mission-Critical Principal Software Engineer Sign-On Bonus

VT Group (VTG)

Hanover (MD)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 245,000

Full time

43 hours ago

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Job summary

VT Group (VTG) in Hanover, MD is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure, high-performance software for mission-critical national security initiatives. The role emphasizes Python, Protocol Buffers, gRPC, Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker within distributed systems.

You will mentor teammates and collaborate across engineering, systems, and hardware teams. The position is based in Hanover, Maryland with a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 for eligible

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
20+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Advanced software development experience using Python.

Responsibilities

Analyze user, system, and mission requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
Design, develop, modify, test, integrate, and maintain complex mission-critical software systems.
Develop high-quality software primarily using Python and related frameworks.
Design and implement distributed services using Protocol Buffers and gRPC.
Build, deploy, configure, and maintain containerized applications with Kubernetes and Docker-based technologies.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems design

Troubleshooting

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

Docker

gRPC

Protocol Buffers

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

You will mentor teammates and collaborate across engineering, systems, and hardware teams. The position is based in Hanover, Maryland with a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 for eligible

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