Senior Software Engineer

KBR, Inc; Beavercreek, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in Ohio is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain our front-end situational awareness and planning tool suite, spanning 3D geospatial interfaces and real-time data services.

The role involves building responsive UIs with React, TypeScript, Next.js and Ant Design, plus backend APIs with Node.js, while ensuring reliability in disconnected or bandwidth-constrained environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Seven or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Experience building production React applications.
• Experience designing backend services and APIs with Node.js.
• Experience with MongoDB, Postgres, ArangoDB or similar databases.
• Ability to work across frontend, backend, data, and deployment concerns.
• Experience writing maintainable, tested, production-quality code.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, logging, and diagnostics.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex problems across multiple services.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new common operating picture tools, workflows, and platform capabilities.
• Develop responsive, accessible user interfaces using React, TypeScript, Next.js, and Ant Design.
• Build and maintain interactive 2D and 3D geospatial experiences using CesiumJS, ground data, air data, satellite data, terrain, imagery, and vector layers.
• Extend the framework’s modular tool architecture, including dynamic tool loading, configuration, docking layouts, and RPC-based communication.
• Develop backend APIs and supporting services using Node.js, Fastify, Express, TypeScript, REST, and server‑sent events.
• Integrate real‑time operational data from multiple sources, including tracking, sensor, communications, environmental, and situational awareness systems.
• Design and optimize client‑side and server‑side data flows for real‑time, historical, and time‑windowed geospatial data.
• Work with MongoDB, Redis, SQLite, IndexedDB, and Dexie‑based offline data stores.
• Implement synchronization, caching, retry, batching, idempotency, and offline/online reconciliation strategies.
• Build software that functions reliably in disconnected, degraded, and bandwidth‑constrained environments.
• Contribute to Electron desktop packaging, deployment, and local service integration.
• Improve system performance, observability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, code reviews, and engineering planning.
• Create automated tests and maintain type‑checking, linting, build, and release quality gates.
• Collaborate with product owners, domain experts, operators, and other engineers to translate operational needs into usable software.

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

KBR is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain our front‑end situational awareness, analysis, and planning tool suite. The successful candidate will work across the full application stack, from interactive 3D geospatial interfaces to real‑time data services and local persistence. This role is well suited to an engineer who enjoys solving difficult problems involving high‑volume data, responsive user interfaces, distributed systems, disconnected operations, and mission‑critical software.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.


• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.


• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new common operating picture tools, workflows, and platform capabilities.


• Develop responsive, accessible user interfaces using React, TypeScript, Next.js, and Ant Design.


• Build and maintain interactive 2D and 3D geospatial experiences using CesiumJS, ground data, air data, satellite data, terrain, imagery, and vector layers.


• Extend the framework’s modular tool architecture, including dynamic tool loading, configuration, docking layouts, and RPC-based communication.


• Develop backend APIs and supporting services using Node.js, Fastify, Express, TypeScript, REST, and server‑sent events.


• Integrate real‑time operational data from multiple sources, including tracking, sensor, communications, environmental, and situational awareness systems.


• Design and optimize client‑side and server‑side data flows for real‑time, historical, and time‑windowed geospatial data.


• Work with MongoDB, Redis, SQLite, IndexedDB, and Dexie‑based offline data stores.


• Implement synchronization, caching, retry, batching, idempotency, and offline/online reconciliation strategies.


• Build software that functions reliably in disconnected, degraded, and bandwidth‑constrained environments.


• Contribute to Electron desktop packaging, deployment, and local service integration.


• Improve system performance, observability, reliability, security, and maintainability.


• Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, code reviews, and engineering planning.


• Create automated tests and maintain type‑checking, linting, build, and release quality gates.


• Collaborate with product owners, domain experts, operators, and other engineers to translate operational needs into usable software.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.


• Seven or more years of professional software engineering experience.


• Strong professional experience with TypeScript and JavaScript.


• Strong experience building production React applications.


• Experience designing and implementing backend services and APIs with Node.js.


• Experience with relational or document‑oriented databases, preferably MongoDB, Postgres DB, Arango DB or similar.


• Demonstrated ability to work across frontend, backend, data, and deployment concerns.


• Experience writing maintainable, tested, production‑quality code.


• Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, error handling, logging, and operational diagnostics.


• Ability to troubleshoot complex problems across multiple services and runtime environments.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CesiumJS, Leaflet, geospatial databases, GIS, or spatial indexing.


• Experience building desktop applications with Electron.


• Experience with offline‑first or disconnected operations.


• Experience with IndexedDB, Dexie, SQLite, Redis, or client‑side synchronization.


• Experience with real‑time streaming protocols such as SSE, WebSockets, UDP, or TCP.


• Experience with military, aviation, emergency management, public safety, or other operational data systems.


• Experience with Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and production release automation.


• Experience with performance optimization for high‑volume visualizations and streaming data.


• Experience working in environments requiring formal security, quality, or configuration‑management processes.


• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical work from design through delivery.

Basic Compensation

$200,000 - $275,000 (For Ohio Only) The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short‑term incentives, long‑term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits

• 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.


• We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high‑quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

At KBR, We Deliver.