Senior SDE (TS/SCI) — Remote 2 Days/Week

AeroVironment; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (2 days remote)

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company matching

9/80 schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Software Development Engineer who wants meaningful engineering beyond button-click tasks. You will join a high-performing team working on mission-critical systems used in the real world, with ownership from design to deployment.

The role blends hands-on coding with Agile practices, Kubernetes, and AWS, offering two remote days per week and in-person collaboration three days at sponsor facility.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s in CS or related; substitutions described.
• Experience with AWS tools and services.
• Experience in Agile methodologies.
• Developed/deployed solutions on AWS.
• Small-team Agile experience.
• Writes and tests high-quality software.
• Follows software process management.
• Documentation and process improvement.
• Autonomous problem solving and design.
• Leads small tasks with teammates.
• Experience with AWS Cloud and AWS Certifications.
• CI/CD experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve applications using solid engineering and Agile practices.
• Collaborate with teammates to deliver high-quality software.
• Operate in Kubernetes environment with modern toolchains.
• Lead small tasks and coordinate with technical resources.
• Support documentation and process improvement.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Agile Methodologies

Kubernetes

Git

Selenium

Terraform

Ansible

React

Tailwind

TypeScript

JavaScript

NestJS

Scala

Akka

FluxCD

Playwright

GoLang

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS or related

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Selenium

FluxCD

Job description

AeroVironment in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Software Development Engineer who wants meaningful engineering beyond button-click tasks. You will join a high-performing team working on mission-critical systems used in the real world, with ownership from design to deployment.

The role blends hands-on coding with Agile practices, Kubernetes, and AWS, offering two remote days per week and in-person collaboration three days at sponsor facility.