Staff Software Engineer - Space Systems, TS/SCI

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 169,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays/PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Morrisville, NC seeks a Software Engineer Level 5 to drive design, coding and integration on a Ground program. You will work independently, digest changes, and deliver efficient code in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.

Required: advanced degree with extensive software experience, TS/SCI eligibility, and strong Linux/Unix skills. On-site only; relocation and total rewards are described in the posting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years or Master’s with 10+ years (PhD 8+ acceptable).
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• US Citizenship required.
• Experience in Linux/Unix development.
• Agile practices with Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket.
• Familiarity with NATS, ActiveMQ, gRPC.
• Integration/API/workflow knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Digest changes into designs and generate efficient code.
• Adapt to changes driven by bugs or spec updates.
• Operate independently with limited supervision.
• Work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Skills

Python

C++

Node.js

Go

Java

Linux/Unix

Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket

ASync messaging

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS/SE

Tools

Docker

Podman

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Morrisville, NC seeks a Software Engineer Level 5 to drive design, coding and integration on a Ground program. You will work independently, digest changes, and deliver efficient code in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.

Required: advanced degree with extensive software experience, TS/SCI eligibility, and strong Linux/Unix skills. On-site only; relocation and total rewards are described in the posting.