Senior Backend Software Engineer - Java | TS/SCI

L3Harris; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking highly skilled software engineers to join a Ground Software team supporting Space Ground Solutions. You will develop and maintain backend services and REST endpoints in a classified environment, collaborating with TLs and SMEs to deliver features and documentation.

Candidates should have strong Java experience (11+), PostgreSQL, Linux, and experience with CI/CD tools. This role requires the ability to work in a pull-request environment and navigate security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field and six years’ experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with Java, preferably Java 11 or newer.
• Experience writing unit tests, preferably JUnit and Mockito.
• Experience with SQL, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Experience with Linux.
• Experience with Java build tools, preferably Maven.
• Experience with GIT.
• Experience with Java IDEs, preferably Netbeans.
• Experience with collaboration software like Bitbucket or Gitlab.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and add features to existing backend services.
• Design and implement new backend services.
• Maintain and create documentation about backend services and procedures.
• Participate in pull-request based code review for own work and others.
• Provide daily status on work in the form of scrum updates and/or comments in JIRA/Bitbucket.
• Participate in software design, code reviews, testing, and configuration management processes.
• Ensure software solutions meet mission, security, and performance requirements.

Skills

Java 11+

JUnit/Mockito

SQL/PostgreSQL

Linux

Maven

Git/GitLab/Bitbucket

NetBeans

Jenkins

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering / related STEM field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Maven

Git

NetBeans

Jenkins

Bitbucket/Gitlab

Job description

L3Harris is seeking highly skilled software engineers to join a Ground Software team supporting Space Ground Solutions. You will develop and maintain backend services and REST endpoints in a classified environment, collaborating with TLs and SMEs to deliver features and documentation.

Candidates should have strong Java experience (11+), PostgreSQL, Linux, and experience with CI/CD tools. This role requires the ability to work in a pull-request environment and navigate security requirements.