engineering
Posted May 11Software Engineer (Back End)
420 National Business Parkway, Jessup, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Implement services and data pipelines using Hadoop and related big-data technologies.
- Build and evolve microservices-based architectures, including service boundaries, APIs, and inter-service communication patterns.
- Utilize sound software design and development methodologies to build, integrate, and execute simulations in development and test environments.
- Implement and consume RESTful APIs to integrate back-end services with other systems and client applications.
- Diagnose and resolve complex issues in distributed systems, including performance analysis, latency reduction, and scalability tuning.
- Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to refine requirements, estimate work, and deliver incremental value.
- Design, develop, maintain, and enhance complex back-end software systems based on documented requirements.
Requirements
- Worker Type Regular Job Description The AV PRIME program is seeking a Software Engineer 2 with strong back-end development experience—particularly in Hadoop and microservices—to join a small, high-impact software team.
- Containerize services (e.g., Podman/Docker) and deploy them to orchestrated environments (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or Physics is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and
- experience in software engineering, modernization, or solution architecture An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph Required Skills: Strong Java development skills for back-end and service-layer implementations.
- experience with containers (Podman and/or Docker).
- Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes. Practical
- experience designing and implementing microservices architectures. Back-end development
- experience with Hadoop or similar big-data processing frameworks.
- Familiarity with Two or More of the Following: Processing paradigms: Machine Learning workflows, streaming data processing, and/or batch processing pipelines.
- Data stores: MongoDB, ArangoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL (data modeling, performance tuning, and operations). Desired Skills:
- Experience deploying and operating applications in cloud environments such as AWS or on hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI).
- Familiarity with observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing) for distributed systems.
- Experience working in agile or iterative development environments.
- From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.
Experience
- experience Minimum 14 years of relevant
Benefits
- Clearance Level Top Secret with Poly The salary range for this role is: $102,000 - $160,650 AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.
- benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
- We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
Contact
- For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits .
- We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us. Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.
Additional details
- If taking ideas from concept to working prototype in fast, iterative cycles excites you, and you enjoy solving complex problems in distributed systems, this role will give you the opportunity to have outsized impact on how our organization operates.
- Provide input to system and software design, including hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse strategies, and effective use of COTS/GOTS components versus new development. Perform
- requirements analysis and synthesis from system level down to individual services and modules.
- Apply strong analytical troubleshooting and performance evaluation techniques across the stack.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
- Work independently when needed, demonstrating ownership, follow-through, and clear communication. Job
- Experience building and consuming RESTful services. Hands-on
- ITAR Requirement: This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).
- requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction.
- Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements.