junior software engineer

For relo candidates: if they live 80 miles outside of these areas, they will get 5000 dollars for relo! MUST have an active top secret clearance. Priority will be give to locals

Position: junior software engineer

Onsite: 5 days onsite

Clearance: Must have an active Top Secret

Location: El Segundo, CA or Albuquerque, New Mexico locals preferred

Rate: $105/hr on PV w-2

Contract: 6-12 months extension (they would like to bring someone on perm)

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Must have: Java or Python or C%2B%2B (if they have all three, would be perfect), REST API development, CI/CD

Project Scope:

• Support Boeing Defense, Space & Security's Rapid Space Capabilities (RSC) portfolio developing next-generation space and ground software systems. These Software Engineers will contribute across the software development lifecycle including requirements, design, development, integration, testing, and deployment of mission-critical applications supporting space, mission, and command-and-control environments. While space domain knowledge is beneficial, the priority for these lower-level Software Engineers is strong software development capability, with opportunities to learn the mission and ground systems domain from senior team members.

Team Size & Breakdown:

• Immediate Need:
  
  
  
• 4 Software Engineers (individual contributors)

Future Growth:

Team expected to scale to approximately 50 total software engineers

Supporting Environment:

Software development team supporting space and ground system programs

Leads will provide technical direction and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers

High-Level Individual Duties:

• Design, develop, and maintain software applications and services


• Develop backend software components and APIs


• Support system integration and testing activities


• Participate in code reviews and software quality activities


• Collaborate with systems engineering and mission teams to implement requirements


• Work within Agile and DevSecOps development environments


• Support software deployment, troubleshooting, and sustainment activities


• Contribute to the development of ground systems, mission systems, and command-and-control applications


• Utilize CI/CD pipelines and source control tools for software delivery

Must-Haves (Concepts & Tools):

• Strong software engineering fundamentals


• Backend software development experience


• Object-oriented programming experience


• Java, C%2B%2B, Python, or JavaScript development experience


• Experience with REST APIs/services

Security Requirements

• Active Top Secret (TS) Clearance required on Day 1


• TS/SCI highly preferred

Nice-to-Haves:

• Space systems or satellite program experience


• Ground systems experience


• Mission systems experience


• Command and Control (C2) environments


• Space domain knowledge