Maxar is seeking a Senior Software Developer with strong back end experience to join our team in Arlington VA.
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REQUIRED: Top Secret security clearance
HYBRID: Customer in Crystal City
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This is one of VERY few teams supporting "tip of the spear" work supporting our war fighters in the field. You will connect with senior leadership from many influential U.S. Government customers.
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Benefits:
Work-life balance to include flexible working opportunities and generous time off.
Family-first benefits like adoption reimbursement, pet insurance and mental health resources.
Educational perks such as student loan repayment, paid certifications and tuition reimbursement.
Career growth opportunities including an internal mobility program and leadership training and development.
Diversified healthcare and investment options including multiple medical plans, a stock purchase program and 401(k).
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Required Qualifications
Active TOP SECRET security clearance
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related STEM field (4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree)
5+ years of experience with software development.
5+ years of experience with Python
Experience with PostgreSQL
Experience with Elasticsearch
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You will develop full-stack solutions to enable analysts to curate and categorize real-world data based on geospatial and temporal features. Leveraging your experience with backend development to facilitate CRUD operations on critical data stores will provide rich search capability.
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Responsibilities
Implement new products and features to improve the design of a critical software program of record.
Adapt mission requirements to develop new tools, capabilities, requirements, or enhance/upgrade existing ones.
Incorporate customer feedback into software products and participate in code reviews to ensure quality.
Lead and mentor junior developers and work in a highly collaborative environment, on a very unique suite of apps and services for an extremely impactful National customer.
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Maxar's products and services contribute to missions in support of national security, provide expertise used in the latest app technology, support efforts for the health and sustainability of our planet. Now is your chance to amplify your impact, working to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.
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Preferred Qualifications
TS/SCI with CI Poly
Modern Python versions 3.6+ and unit testing.
Elasticsearch.
Mature SQL databases, such as PostgreSQL.
AWS: EC2, S3, Lambda.
Proficiency in Linux.
Familiarity with Material design concepts and/or have used Material UI.
Strong React, Typescript, and ES2015+ skills.
Development with CesiumJS or other modern geospatial mapping software libraries.
Elasticsearch experience.
Experience With PostgreSQL Or Another Relational Database.
Testing React components.
Experience with Docker environments and/or Kubernetes.
Python based web frameworks, such as Flask and/or FastAPI.
ETL processing frameworks and tools.
Experience with microservice architectures.
Knowledge of building and testing RPMs.
Familiarization with Public Key Infrastructure.
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Compensation for this opportunity is flexible (e.g., higher for more senior candidates). The auto-populated range stated below is for the specific qualifications listed in the job description. Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.