Software Engineer, Backend Developer

OverviewVTG is seeking a Software Engineer to support our Defense customer in Reston, VA. Our Software Engineers are at the forefront of defense technology, crafting high-impact, cutting-edge solutions that redefine innovation. We are looking for experienced Software Engineers who will assist in driving, developing, and deploying unique products and capabilities to international customers. You'll dive into a diverse range of projects, partnering with brilliant minds across disciplines to engineer robust software systems that empower our mission-critical operations.

We're seeking talented generalist software engineers on to contribute to projects that are shaping the future of defense.

What will you do?

Develop and maintain distributed systems that underpin advanced defense technology applications.

Design and implement core infrastructure and platform services that enable other engineers to scale their output

Build and maintain backend and web development frameworks and networking solutions

Assist in developing capabilities for international partners/markets

Integrate model/software/hardware-in-the-loop components using first and third-party technologies

Collaborate with team members and partners in the autonomy domain

Create technologies and processes that enable users to safely and rapidly develop and deploy autonomous systems at scale

Participate in technical design reviews and system architecture discussions

Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and data management solutions

Do you have what it takes?

Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics3+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.

Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis

Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code basesA desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact

Ability to travel up to 25% to both domestic and international locations, as needed

Active U.S. Secret security clearance

Experience with Hardware in the Loop.

Contingent Upon Contract Award VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $105,000-$150,000 which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.