Software Developer TS/SCI FSPG Chantilly

Tesla Laboratories. Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan with company contrib

Paid time off and federal holidays

Professional development and training

Job summary

Tesla Laboratories, Inc. is seeking a full stack developer to support a backend development team focused on middleware and backend services.

The role emphasizes hands-on Java backend work, with strong experience in Solr/Elasticsearch, Lucene queries, and schema updates. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in backend Java, 3+ years in big data environments (Hadoop/Spark/PySpark/HBase), and proven experience deploying to production using AWS, Jira, and GitHub.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree.
• Demonstrated experience with several AWS services.
• Hands-on backend Java development with code reviews, unit tests and production deployment.

Skills

Java back-end development

Solr

Elasticsearch

Lucene queries

Solr/Elastic shards

Performance tuning

Big data tools

AWS services

Jira

GitHub

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Equivalent technical degree

Tools

JIRA

GitHub

Job description

We are seeking a full stack developer supporting a backend development team focused on middleware and backend services.

• Intermediate to Expert level experience in Solr or Elastic Search (minimum 3 years)
• Performing schema updates
• Possessing significant knowledge & experience in submitting Lucene queries
• Possessing significant knowledge & experience on how Solr/Elastic shards work
• Possessing significant experience tuning Solr/Elastic for performance and query optimization
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a big data environment using tools such as Hadoop, Pyspark, Spark, and Hbase (prefer at least two of the list)
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on, back-end Java development experience (not Javascript or Springboot) implementing code that undergoes code reviews, unit testing, integration testing and deployed to a production environment
• College degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree
• Demonstrated experience working with several AWS services.
• Demonstrated experience with JIRA and GITHUB.

Tesla Laboratories offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being and long-term success of our employees, including:

• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan with company contribution
• Paid time off and federal holidays
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Supportive, family-focused company culture
• Opportunities for long-term career growth within a growing SDVOSB