Nightwing is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems for high-stakes national security missions, contributing to processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of massive datasets, and real-time systems.
Requirements
- Expertise in programming languages such as Python and C++, process automation tools, and scientific analysis for software design.
- Advanced understanding of algorithms and performance engineering.
- Proficiency with system flow principles, data modeling, work process analysis, and process optimization.
- Experience managing software deployments into mission-critical environments.
- Debug existing software, resolve issues, and conduct change management on legacy systems.
- Ensure quality control across software deliverables and test procedures.
- Coordinate with system engineers and hardware specialists to define software requirements and interfaces.
Responsibilities
- Analyze user requirements to derive software design and operational performance needs.
- Design, implement, and modify software systems to add features, improve functionality, or correct defects.
- Optimize algorithms and develop efficient solutions to meet stringent timing, resource, or interface constraints.
- Integrate existing capabilities into new or enhanced systems environments.
- Develop data queries for repositories or databases that align with system needs.
- Write and review comprehensive software and system documentation.
- Design and implement complex database interfaces and queries with high performance standards.
Other
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required
- 10+ years of experience as a Software Engineer in roles of similar scope, complexity, and impact.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited institution (or four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree).
- The ideal candidate demonstrates technical expertise and innovation, producing high-quality results in dynamic environments.
- You’ll balance system-level thinking with attention to individual components, leveraging both custom solutions and COTS/GOTS technologies as part of a cohesive software development lifecycle.
