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Job Summary:
Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) is a provider of cutting-edge cloud-based integration, automated testing, and data analysis for complex, mission-critical systems in the US Department of Defense. They are seeking an Associate Software Engineer to design, develop, and integrate software solutions across their Warfare Systems business area, collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Responsibilities:
• Engineers Solutions: Design, develop, document, and test backend software components and algorithms using modern programming languages such as C++, Python, Java, or C#. Apply appropriate data structures, modular design principles, and performance optimization techniques to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Scopes Requirements: Analyze and interpret system and software requirements to ensure clarity, feasibility, and traceability. Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to translate high-level mission and system needs into functional backend implementations.
• Integrates Systems: Integrate software components into complex development environments, ensuring interoperability across distributed systems, APIs, databases, and networking layers within DoD software ecosystems.
• Assures Quality: Apply secure coding practices and established engineering standards related to security, performance, and reliability. Participate in peer reviews of architecture designs, system requirements, and implemented code to ensure technical rigor and mission alignment.
• Verification & Testing: Model, implement, and test algorithms and backend services using unit and interface testing frameworks. Validate system functionality, edge cases, and performance constraints across development and integration environments.
• Manages Risk & Security: Identify potential technical and cybersecurity risks within software implementations. Apply defensive programming, input validation, and system-level safeguards to harden software against vulnerabilities and operational threats.
• Leverages AI Responsibly: Utilize AI coding assistants to support code generation, refactoring, debugging, and root-cause analysis while critically reviewing outputs to ensure correctness, security, and adherence to engineering standards.
• Collaborates Across Teams: Work within small, cross-site teams of software and systems engineers. Communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate with Program Managers and Chief Engineers to document, manage, and evolve system and software requirements.
• Delivers Results in Dynamic Environments: Manage multiple concurrent assignments, adapt to changing priorities, and contribute to meeting program milestones while maintaining high standards of technical excellence and accountability.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Cyber Security, Mathematics, Aeronautical Engineering, or equivalent full-time professional experience.
• 0–2+ years of full-time professional experience in backend software development or related technical roles (internship experience applicable).
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time as needed.
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle (requirements through deployment).
• Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Python, Java, C++, C#).
• Ability to design, develop, and analyze algorithms and backend software systems.
• Understanding of Windows and Linux file systems.
• Experience using version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Understanding of APIs (REST/gRPC) and modular code design principles.
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases (e.g., Postgres).
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, CORBA, DDS).
• Ability to review, critique, and harden AI-generated code.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments and adjust priorities as needed.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and technical communication abilities.
Preferred:
• Experience with cloud computing, virtualization, or containerization technologies.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Cassandra).
• Demonstrated experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Codeium) for code generation, optimization, debugging, and iterative improvement.
• Ability to write effective prompts and iterate with AI tools to enhance performance and code quality.
• Understanding of AI limitations, hallucinations, and validation techniques.
• Experience with unit testing and interface testing frameworks.
• Exposure to complex DoD or defense-related software systems.
Company:
Innovative Defense Technologies is an information technology company that provides software testing and data analysis services. Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Arlington, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.