Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Systems

Job Title:

Senior Software Engineer

Job Category/Department:
Engineering

Reporting to:
Director of Software Engineering, Cloud Systems

Location (In person/Hybrid/Remote):
Hybrid

Position Type:
Full time.

Position Summary:

Thayer Mahan is seeking a senior software engineer to join our team. In this role, you will primarily focus on full stack web application development.

Role and Responsibilities:

Create and maintain software solutions by writing and reviewing code, creating and maintaining documentation, and developing and reviewing design proposals. A senior software engineer can:

• Work on incompletely specified tasks, fluidly communicating what the specifications should be, or what the solution space (range of options) is.
• “Jump in the deep end” and figure things out, with little or no up-front explanations.
• Fluidly consider short- and long-term plans, selecting “minimum viable” short term options that elegantly build toward long-term goals.

Senior software engineers must have strong communication skills, for socializing plans and potential options and working toward well-specified product behaviors.

Qualifications and

Educational Requirements:

• Required qualifications:
  • U.S. Citizenship (position entails access to Controlled Unclassed Information).
• Typical qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree.
  • 8+ years relevant industry experience
  • Able to obtain DoD security clearance.

Required Skills:

• Exploring code repositories to understand how existing features have been implemented.
• Updating code to address defects, or to create new capabilities.
• Designing and implementing new features.
• Writing documentation for users or maintainers.
• Writing automated tests.
• Learning new technologies.
• Researching technologies for potential adoption.
• Communicating clearly and efficiently around all of the above.
• Collaborating productively with stakeholders and other engineers.

Preferred

Skills:

• Git
• Python
• Bash
• Linux
• Data visualization(e.g.matplotlib,plotly)
• Docker
• AWS
• Java script/Typescript/Angular

Physical Requirements /

Working Conditions:

• (Strongly preferred) Ability to travel to Groton HQ on short notice.

Travel Requirements (If Applicable):

• Occasional travel for at-sea support or major client milestones.