Software Developer
Parsons Corporation1 day ago
Reston, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$177k - $332k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and sustain production services and components written in Java and C/C++.
- Maintain interface documentation covering schemas, contracts, and versioning strategies, and support integration testing.
- Participate in on-call rotations and operational support escalations.
- Collaborate with Network Operations, Infrastructure, and Field Engineering teams to diagnose distributed-system failures.
- Develop and maintain build and deployment automation using GitLab CI/CD.
- Write unit, integration, and regression tests for critical services and interfaces.
- Troubleshoot software discrepancies and production issues to maximize system availability.
- Follow configuration management and change-control practices for distributed production systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience in software engineering and/or development.
- Strong production-grade proficiency in Java, Scala, and/or C/C++.
- Experience building and supporting distributed, high-availability, or operationally critical systems.
- Working knowledge of relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, and/or NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitLab CI/CD, and modern development workflows.
- Ability to troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, and structured debugging.
- Strong written communication skills for producing design notes, runbooks, and implementation plans.
- Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
- Active polygraph, remote-site systems experience, migration and compatibility support, secure communications, message queues, performance profiling, field engineering collaboration, and ELK experience are preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off, holidays, life insurance, 401(k), and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
- Flexible work schedules and growth opportunities.
- Domestic and/or international project travel may be required.
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About Parsons Corporation
Parsons Corporation is a public engineering and technology firm that designs, builds, and secures critical infrastructure and national security systems for government and commercial clients. It earns revenue through contracts for engineering, construction management, program management, and cyber and intelligence solutions across transportation, water, space, and defense domains. Founded in 1944 and headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, it trades on the NYSE and serves U.S. government and international infrastructure owners.