Software Engineer

Tundra Technical Solutions; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New Child Benefit

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking a seasoned software engineer in Redmond, WA to design and maintain large-scale distributed systems for satellite communication. You will build high-performance databases handling telemetry data and implement ML/LLM-based solutions to optimize networks.

You will collaborate with hardware engineers, network architects, and data scientists to ensure reliability and scalability in a mission-critical environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 3+ years of professional software development in production.
• Strong knowledge of design patterns, data structures & algorithms.
• Must have experience with version control and CI/CD.
• Must have distributed systems, microservices & cloud experience (AWS).
• Must-have Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI; monitoring with CloudWatch & Grafana.
• Must handle SQL/NoSQL: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB; data modeling & ETL/ELT.
• Experience with ML basics, frameworks, LLMs, NLP; MLOps familiarity.
• Knowledge of real-time low-latency networks and satellite systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain large-scale distributed systems for satellite comms.
• Build and optimize high-performance databases for telemetry data.
• Implement ML models and LLM-based solutions for network optimization.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, network architects, and data scientists.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance in a mission-critical env.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud computing

CI/CD

DevOps tooling

ML fundamentals

NLP

MLOps

LLMs

ROSKEI?

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science (preferred)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

AWS

CloudWatch

Grafana

PostgreSQL

MySQL

DynamoDB

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Bedrock

Apache Spark

Kafka

Kinesis

Job description

• Design, develop, and maintain large-scale distributed systems for satellite communication infrastructure
• Build and optimize high-performance databases to handle massive volumes of telemetry and operational data
• Implement machine learning models and LLM-based solutions for network optimization and predictive maintenance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware engineers, network architects, and data scientists
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance in a mission-critical environment

Required Qualifications

Core Software Development

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• 3+ years of professional software development experience in production environments
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
• MUST- Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipelines
• MUST- Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud computing platforms (AWS preferred)
• MUST- Experience with DevOps tools: Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI
• MUST-Experience with monitoring tools: CloudWatch, Grafana

Database Building Experience

• 2+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing database systems
• MUST- Proficiency with both SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB
• MUST- Experience with database performance optimization, indexing strategies, and query tuning
• MUST- Knowledge of data modeling, schema design, and database migration strategie
• MUST- Experience with data warehousing concepts and ETL/ELT processes
• MUST- Solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals and statistical methods
• Experience with ML frameworks and libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
• MUST-Knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their applications
• Experience with natural language processing (NLP) techniques and tools
• Understanding of model training, evaluation, and deployment in production environments
• Familiarity with MLOps practices and tools for model lifecycle management
• MUST-Experience with ML/AI tools: TensorFlow, Bedrock
• MUST- Experience with cloud platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, EMR, SageMaker)
• MUST- Experience with data processing: Apache Spark, Kafka, Kinesis

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field
• MUST- Experience with satellite communication systems or aerospace applications
• MUST- Knowledge of real-time systems and low-latency network protocols
• Knowledge of network protocols and telecommunications systems
• Experience with geospatial data processing and analysis
• Contributions to open-source projects or published research in relevant fields

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to a Fortune 5 Client.

The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $81.00/hour - $87.00/hour.

Tundra’s benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, and a New Child Benefit.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.