Software Engineer​/UI Tech Lead Level 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10 of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, theyre making history.

About our local organization: You’ll be joining our Aurora Software and Electronics/Payloads Department which has ~200 Software Engineers, Dev Ops Engineers, Systems Administrators, Database Administrators, Network Engineers, and Engineering Leaders from entry‑level to the most senior chief engineers and architects to Product Owners and Scrum Masters. This engineering organization supports numerous programs across Divisions and Business Units of the Space Sector.

We have opportunities for career advancement into higher level technical roles or leadership positions over one’s career.

We are seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to lead a small, high‑performing development team focused on building and evolving user‑interface (UI) applications deployed in cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience across the full stack—backend services, frontend UI, and cloud operations—and a proven track record of extending existing UI platforms with new capabilities while championing Agile development practices.

• Level 3: Bachelor’s degree in Science with 5+ years of software development experience;
  Masters with 3+ years of relative experience; or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Level 4: Bachelor’s degree in Science with 8+ years of software development experience;
  Masters with 6+ years of relative experience; or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Requires an active Top-Secret (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility, at time of application.
• Ability to pass a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI-Poly) (not required to start).
• Experience with Full‑Stack Development:
  Design, implement, and maintain backend services (e.g., APIs, data processing).
• Ability to analyze existing UI codebases to identify improvement opportunities to extend functionality, improve performance and scalability, and ensure maintainability.
• Familiarity with Agile Processes.
• Experience producing and maintaining architectural diagrams, API specs, and developer guides.
• Experience with Type Scipt/Node.js, React or equivalent (Angular, Vue).

• Experience with containerization (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of UI performance optimization.
• Exposure to automated testing frameworks.
• Languages:
  
  Python, Golang.
• Technologies:
  NestJS, Express, Redis, BullMQ, SQL Database, RxJS, Git Lab.
• Cloud Services: AWS (EC2, S3, Cloud Front, Amplify, RDS).
• Atlassian Suite.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $

Secondary Level Salary Range: $ - $

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop…