Software Engineer 2or3 - (Java, JavaScript, HTML)

Akina, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 241,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 24 days yearly

11 federal holidays

401k with 10% company contribution

Healthcare covered for employees

Job summary

Akina, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Engineer to support SIGINT and Cyber Solutions missions. You will deliver end-to-end software across embedded and general-purpose platforms, including Windows and Linux, while integrating hardware interfaces and deploying robust software in field environments.

The role emphasizes troubleshooting, system-wide support, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure mission readiness and timely software updates across hardware/software stacks.

Qualifications

• BS/BE or higher in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Strong Java/Swing and IDE tooling experience.
• Experience with embedded software across Windows/Linux stacks.
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces and CI/CD tooling.
• Experience in government customer support and mission-critical software.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, mission-critical software development and support to government customers in SIGINT and cyber operations.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy software across embedded and general-purpose systems, including Windows and Linux variants.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support hardware interfaces and firmware integration.
• Perform debugging, documentation, and analysis of software and hardware issues.
• Support field integration, system testing, and deployments.
• Contribute to configuration management, continuous integration, and lifecycle software support.

Skills

Java/Swing

STS (Spring Tools Suite)

Eclipse

VS Code

Maven

Java Fire / JFire

Embedded software

Windows/Linux variants

Rocky

CentOS

Ubuntu

OpenWRT

RabbitMQ

JTAG

I2C

SPI

UART

Ethernet

GitLab CI/CD

Jira/Confluence

Education

BS in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

Four years of experience may substitute for degree

SWE-2 Qualifications (BS+14 years experience)

SWE-3 Qualifications (BS+20 years experience)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

• Fort Meade, Maryland

Clearance:TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID:16-AIR-001-SWE2orSWE3
Location:Fort Meade, Maryland

Description

Seeking a well-rounded Senior Software Engineer to provide customer support and infrastructure services with rapid response capabilities in support of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Cyber Solutions mission objectives.

The ideal candidate will have extensive end-to-end software engineering experience across embedded and system layers, coupled with strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to integrate and support complex hardware/software systems.

• Provide timely, mission-critical software development and support to government customers in SIGINT and cyber operations.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy software across embedded and general-purpose systems, including Windows and Linux variants.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support hardware interfaces and firmware integration.
• Perform debugging, documentation, and analysis of software and hardware issues.
• Support field integration, system testing, and deployments.
• Contribute to configuration management, continuous integration, and lifecycle software support.

Position Required Skills

• Proficiency in Java/Swing, Spring Tools Suite (STS), Eclipse, VS Code, and Maven.
• Experience with Java Fire / legacy Java JFire development or support.
• Embedded software development and deployment experience on Windows and Linux variants such as Rocky, CentOS, Ubuntu, and OpenWRT.
• Familiarity with RabbitMQ, software debugging tools, and hardware interfaces including JTAG, I2C, SPI, UART, and Ethernet.
• Configuration management and continuous integration experience using GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence for ticketing and documentation management.

Position Desired Skills

• Basic RF and GPS systems knowledge.
• Understanding of embedded Linux boot process, bootloaders, initramfs, kernel boot, systemd, and time synchronization tools such as chrony/NTP.
• Troubleshooting experience with PCB and electrical interconnections.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field, or equivalent experience. Four years of experience may substitute for the degree.

SWE-2 Qualifications

BS+14 years experience

SWE-3 Qualifications

BS+20 years experience

Salary Range

**$241k-$320k (Annually)

**The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team.

• 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays
• 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary
• Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents
• We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.