Software Engineer IV

SGS Consulting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting in Washington, DC is seeking a senior software engineer to design and develop software for cutting-edge prototype devices. You will focus on making the data collection process efficient, reliable and accurate while working with recording equipment for audio and other modalities.

You will deploy, test and evaluate upgrades to the data collection platform, build monitoring systems, and promote best engineering practices across our team and collaborators.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of professional programming experience.
• Full stack software development experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in working with large projects in Python.
• Proficiency in Linux and shell scripting.
• Skills in maintaining and improving networks.
• Experience with cross-platform distributed (RESTful) systems.
• CI/CD experience, in particular with Github or GitLab

Responsibilities

• Developing software to work with cutting-edge prototype devices.
• Making the data collection process efficient, reliable and accurate.
• Working with recording equipment for audio and other modalities.
• Deploying, testing and evaluating upgrades to the data collection platform.
• Building and maintaining systems for monitoring system health.
• Enhancing tooling for the validation and processing of data.
• Working onsite to debug problems and performing root cause analyses.
• Working with other engineers to triage and estimate issues.
• Promoting best practices across the community of engineers and researchers.

Skills

Python

Full stack development

Linux administration

RESTful architectures

FastAPI

React

Media formats

Android development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Github

GitLab

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Developing software to work with cutting-edge prototype devices.
• Making the data collection process efficient, reliable and accurate.
• Working with recording equipment for audio and other modalities.
• Deploying, testing and evaluating upgrades to the data collection platform.
• Building and maintaining systems for monitoring system health.
• Enhancing tooling for the validation and processing of data.
• Working onsite to debug problems and performing root cause analyses.
• Working with other engineers to triage and estimate issues.
• Promoting best practices across the community of engineers and researchers.

Skills

• PythonIntermediate Full Stack Development Knowledge
• Linux systems administration
• RESTful architectures
• FastAPI and React (or related frameworks)
• Knowledge of audio, image and video formats
• Android development experience

Education/Experience

• BS Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of professional programming experience.
• Full stack software development experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in working with large projects in Python.
• Proficiency in Linux and shell scripting.
• Skills in maintaining and improving networks.
• Experience with cross-platform distributed (RESTful) systems.
• CI/CD experience, in particular with Github or GitLab