
Software Developer
Maxar Technologies1 hour ago
Reston, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$116k - $169k/yr
Responsibilities
- Enable development of system architectures, software systems, and software applications.
- Develop new software from algorithm definitions and prototypes.
- Work with program teams to plan future operations.
- Support sensor system design and fielding, special communications, and command-and-control systems.
- Compile complex technical products with multidisciplinary teams to inform leadership about project risks and chances for success.
- Brief customer, program, senior government, and mission-partner leadership on modeling efforts, results, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Develop and deploy software in front-end, back-end, or full-stack roles.
- Work independently and collaboratively while improving development practices and generating supporting documentation.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Must hold an active TS/SCI security clearance and be willing and able to obtain a CI polygraph.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related technology field, with four additional years of experience substitutable for the degree.
- At least six years of relevant experience in software development, technology, engineering, and/or science.
- Ability to communicate highly technical analyses to nontechnical audiences and senior-level government representatives.
- Strong programming skills in C++, Go, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar languages.
- Preferred experience includes digital signal processing, image processing, MATLAB, AWS, REST services, Kubernetes, Docker, and DoD or Intelligence Community environments.
- Preferred experience includes customer-site work, RMF processes, accreditation lifecycles, and software deployment in DoD or Intelligence Community environments.
- Ability to work independently, develop problem-solving approaches, lead or collaborate effectively, and communicate well.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package including a 401(k) with company match.
- Mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
- The Washington, DC metropolitan area base-pay range is $116,000.00-$154,000.00-$169,400.00 annually; other locations may have different market-driven ranges.
- The application window is three days from posting or reposting and remains open until a qualified candidate is identified.