Senior Software Engineer

Base-2 Solutions

Maryland

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

35 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision premiums paid

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a highly capable software engineer to join our team. The role focuses on processing-intensive analytics, large-scale systems, and AI-related work to support national defense initiatives.

Ideal candidates have extensive software experience, a strong foundation in web and systems programming, and the ability to contribute across architecture and implementation. This on-site position requires Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance and a 1st shift schedule.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
14 years of software engineering experience 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 design adherence and documents results.
Resolves software problem reports.
Uses appropriate software development methodologies for the environment.
Provides input on system design including trade-offs and reuse.

Skills

Security clearance

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalency: 4 years experience vs degree

Tools

Java

C++

JavaScript

Python

Scala

Ruby

Eclipse

NetBeans

IntelliJ IDEA

PyCharm

Visual Studio

VS Code

Windows

Unix

Linux

macOS

JIRA

Confluence

GitHub

ServiceNow

Spring

Angular

Bootstrap

Oracle

MySQL

MongoDB

Maven

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

SVN

CVS

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Work Type: On-Site
Shift: First

Requisition ID: 4329
Standard Title:
Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Work Type: On-Site
Shift: First
Referral Eligibility: Eligible
U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes

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

Fourteen (14) years experience as a software engineer is required.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Four (4) years of additional 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 14 years of experience.
No bachelor's degree with 18 years of experience.

Required Certifications

None specified.

Required Security Clearance

Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

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.

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