Staff Software Engineer — DoD Simulation & Visualization

ARA; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

ARA, the Southwest Division (SWD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc., seeks a Staff Software Developer to design, code, and test critical simulation tools for national security. You will work on C++/C#-based software, with modern toolchains like Git, Visual Studio, Atlassian, and TeamCity.

The role requires a B.S. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science and 2–5 years of software development experience, including C++ proficiency and DoD clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 2-5 years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in C++ programming.
• Experience with Microsoft .Net using Visual Studio.
• Familiarity with desktop application development, OO design, 3-D visualization, Web/SQLite databases, Web App development, UI design.

Responsibilities

• Designing, coding, and debugging applications in C++.
• Performing software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, and software review.
• Performing object-oriented design and analysis (OOA and OOD).
• Implementing new graphical user interfaces and visualization.
• Software testing and quality assurance.
• Supporting, maintaining, and documenting software functionality.
• Software support/bug fixes.

Skills

C++ programming

Object-oriented design

Team player

Communication skills

DoD clearance eligibility

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Git

Visual Studio

TeamCity

Atlassian tools

SQLite

WebApp development

Job description

ARA, the Southwest Division (SWD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc., seeks a Staff Software Developer to design, code, and test critical simulation tools for national security. You will work on C++/C#-based software, with modern toolchains like Git, Visual Studio, Atlassian, and TeamCity.

The role requires a B.S. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science and 2–5 years of software development experience, including C++ proficiency and DoD clearance eligibility.