Senior Software Engineer
Maxar Technologies4 months ago
Arlington, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$137k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Python frameworks.
- Build and integrate backend services, data pipelines, and enterprise application components.
- Collaborate with systems engineers, data engineers, and UI/UX developers on end-to-end solutions.
- Develop automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes.
- Troubleshoot application defects, performance issues, and integration challenges across distributed systems.
- Support cloud-native deployments, containerization, and secure software development practices.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance with CI polygraph are required.
- Requires 2–5 years of experience.
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience with Java, Python, RESTful APIs, web services, backend integrations, relational and NoSQL databases, SQL, and Git.
- Preferred experience includes Spring Boot, Flask, FastAPI, Django, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, microservices, event-driven systems, API gateways, and DoD or federal programs.
- Security+ certification or familiarity with secure coding and RMF principles is preferred.
Benefits
- Benefits include a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
- The role is subject to U.S. export-control and security-clearance requirements, and the application window is three days from posting unless a qualified candidate is identified.
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About Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies builds and operates commercial Earth‑observation satellites and sells high‑resolution imagery, 3D products, and geospatial analytics to government, defense, and enterprise customers. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, the company was formed in 2017 from the merger of DigitalGlobe and MDA and was acquired by Advent International in 2023; it supplies data for national security, mapping, and disaster response, and licenses imagery through subscription and platform APIs.