Sr. Software Engineer; Torrance, CA

Overview

Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology—or multiple X-ray technologies—to address each customer's unique security application requirements.

Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to join our team. This individual will plan, design, develop and test software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products.

• Evaluate and analyze requirements and operational problems.
• Maintain, build up, and port legacy products.
• Creating and building applications from the ground up.
• Design and implement efficient, reliable and scalable applications.
• Deliver high quality code.
• Integrate and deploy the software to variety systems.
• Stay on the leading edge of development practices.
• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

• BS degree in Computer Science. Similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• 7+ years of relevant work experience in software development on Windows platform (Linux nice to have).
• Solid computer science fundamentals (e.g., data structures, algorithms).
• Experienced in:
  • Languages:
    
    C++, C#, Python, XML, XSD
  • Development tools:
    Visual Studio, Install Shield
  • Operating Systems:
    Windows
  • Source code management:
    Git Lab, Bitbucket
  • Databases: SQLite, SQL Server
  • Other tools: JIRA, Doxygen, Wireshark
• AD/LDAP, directory services implementation and integration experience.
• Experience with Direct
  
  X 11.
• Deep knowledge of large scale, real-time, multithreaded and networked application development.
• Ability to jump into complex legacy systems to help debug, design and create new features for.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of X-ray System Software Architecture and X-ray Products desired.
• Ability to pass an in-depth background check - Sensitive Security Information (SSI).

Note:

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