Principal Full Stack Software Engineer (TS/SCI)
Maxar Technologies2 days ago
Westminster, CO, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$180k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, maintain, and troubleshoot interactive full-stack web applications for data exploration, analysis, visualization, and reporting.
- Develop front-end applications using modern JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks and build responsive, interactive user experiences.
- Develop back-end services, RESTful APIs, database integrations, and server-side applications supporting data access and processing.
- Integrate structured data, analytical models, data processing services, APIs, and visualization capabilities into user-facing applications.
- Create dashboards, visualizations, search interfaces, and analytical tools for exploring large datasets and interpreting results.
- Collaborate with engineering, data science, data engineering, analyst, and government stakeholder teams to translate requirements into scalable and secure solutions.
- Support performance optimization, automated testing, software deployment, and CI/CD activities.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance are required, along with willingness to obtain a CI polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a related technical field is required.
- At least 12 years of total professional experience in a technical support role is required.
- Demonstrated experience in full-stack software development, web application engineering, or a related software engineering discipline.
- Strong proficiency with modern front-end technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, or Vue.js.
- Proficiency in at least one back-end language such as Python, Java, Go, or C#, including RESTful API, database integration, and server-side application development.
- Experience building data-driven applications and integrating structured data, analytical services, and visualization capabilities.
- Preferred experience includes data visualization, big data, cloud platforms, containerization, orchestration, relational and NoSQL databases, application security, and regulated or government environments.
- Preferred technologies and practices include D3.js, Plotly, Highcharts, Chart.js, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Elasticsearch, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Git-based version control, automated testing, and DevSecOps.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package including a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
- Onsite work is expected 75% of the time or as business needs dictate in Herndon, VA, or Westminster, CO.
- The application window is three days from the posting date and remains open until a qualified candidate is identified.
Tech Stack
AngularApache HadoopApache KafkaApache SparkAWSAzureC#D3.jsDockerElasticsearchGitGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKubernetesMongoDBMySQLPostgreSQLPythonReactTypeScriptVue.js
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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.