Software Engineer

ApplyMint; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible 9/80 schedule

401k matching

Paid parental leave

Healthcare benefits

Health & wellness programs

Employee resource groups

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems in Pittsburgh is seeking a Software Engineer to join a cross-functional team responsible for requirements analysis, design, development, and testing of software and tools for GDMS missions. You will contribute to advancing new products and enhancing existing applications within a security-focused environment.

As a Software Engineer, you will perform requirements analysis, participate in research and design, and apply the system development life cycle standards to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or related field required.
• 2+ years of job-related experience or a Master's degree with 6 months experience.
• Agile experience preferred.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD TS/SCI clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required due to nature of work.

Responsibilities

• Perform software requirements analysis, participate in research, design, develop and test software and tools.
• Apply standards and tools across the system development life cycle for engineering products.
• Support and develop a collaborative technical culture and user-centered design.
• Participate in internal reviews of software components and systems.

Skills

CS fundamentals

OO programming

Java/C++/JS

Web services

DevOps tools

AWS

Agile methodologies

Concurrency

Data modeling

Distributed systems

Message queues

UI development

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
• Also requires 2+ years of job-related experience or a Master's degree and 6 months of job-related experience.
• Agile experience preferred.
• CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Ability to obtain a Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES: As a software engineer for GDMS, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for performing software requirements analysis, lead research and design, and develop and test software and tools. From inventing new products or enhancing existing applications, your talent and leadership abilities will be front and center.

As a Software Engineer, you will:

• Perform software requirements analysis, participate in research, design, develop and test software and tools, to include development of new work products or enhancing existing applications
• Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of technical engineering products
• Support and develop our technical culture by being engaged, intellectually curious, friendly, motivated to solve complex problems, and inspired to deliver superior user-centered design
• Participate in internal reviews of software components and systems

What sets you apart

• Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred.
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the software development life cycle
• Expertise in applying technical standards and methodologies to solve challenges
• Exceptional communication skills with the capacity to secure buy-in on concepts and ideas
• Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
• Appreciation for user-centric design
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Our Commitment to You

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more

See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options

This position is Hybrid/Flex. While on-site, you will be a part of the Pittsburgh location https://gdmissionsystems.com/about-us/major-locations/pittsburgh

Additional Key Skillsets

Programming Skills

• Strong fundamentals in Computer Science theory (data structures, algorithms, and computational complexity)
• Solid object oriented programming and software design skills
• Proficient in one of the following: Java, C++, or JavaScript/TypeScript (using object oriented techniques)
• Web Services knowledge such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Redux
• Familiarity with multiple DevOps tool chains (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm/Ansible/Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab)
• Familiarity with cloud services and tooling (AWS)
• Experience supporting software teams using Agile methodologies
• Detailed and fully proficient knowledge of technology trends and champions new ideas and product and process improvements
• Concurrent programming and building multi-threaded systems
• Memory and CPU profiling
• Data modeling and writing efficient data access methods
• Experience building large-scale mission-critical applications
• Experience with distributed systems
• Experience with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Direct manipulation of user interfaces
• Information visualization (charts, rendering maps)

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Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $90,833.00 - USD $100,767.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans