Principal Software Engineer (Java or C++)
Arlington, VA
Full Time
Mid Level
Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Work with a world-class team of researchers and developers to tackle problems considered too difficult or too risky for commercial markets
- Lead and collaborate with small teams of 4-8 technical people to develop novel technologies and transition them for operational use
- Jump into the deep end of the pool and learn something new every day
- Work for US Government R&D customers for agencies such as DARPA
- Participate in all aspects of the software R&D life cycle, from brainstorming and software and system design through testing and delivery
- Perform hands-on technical work including design and development of algorithmically complex software, performance profiling, optimization, and general troubleshooting for a variety of software stacks spanning from Java and Python to project-specific DSLs
Qualifications
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance; therefore, any applicant MUST BE A US CITIZEN.
- Experience building robust and maintainable software to solve algorithmically complex problems
- Operational understanding of classical computer science topics including data structures, algorithms, design patterns, types, and computational theory.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of relevant experience with a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of computer and network security.
- High proficiency in a language such as C++ or Java
- Working experience with Linux/UNIX Operating Systems
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