Software Developer

About the position

Aquila is seeking a Software Developer to join our team in supporting one of the country's premier defense research organizations. The Software Developer will implement algorithms for processing large datasets obtained from a proprietary database platform. This work may include front-and back-end development. The candidate must be experienced in software requirements, design, development, integration, testing, documentation, and maintenance. Work will be executed primarily in Rust and Python in a Linux environment using open source and custom software.

Responsibilities

• Implement algorithms for processing large datasets.
• Conduct front-and back-end development.
• Engage in software requirements, design, development, integration, testing, documentation, and maintenance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 years of Engineering experience
• 5 years of Software/Algorithm Development experience
• 5 years of Program/Project Management or Analysis experience
• 5 years of Software Documentation experience
• 5 years of Programming experience
• 5 years of GIT/GITHUB experience
• 5 years of Object Oriented Software Design and Development experience
• 3 years of Python experience
• 1 year of Rust experience
• 2 years of SQL experience
• 1 year of Software Tools experience
• 1 year of Containerization experience (Docker, podman, etc.)
• 2 years of Systems experience
• 2 years of Linux OS experience

Nice-to-haves

• Programming in C/C++
• Experience developing scalable software architectures in a cloud environment
• Knowledge of full software lifecycle automation and testing tools in a DevOps environment
• Expertise in high performance multi-threaded applications
• Experience with at least one NoSQL database technology
• Expertise in modern software design patterns and frameworks
• Familiarity with embedded systems architectures
• Unix shell scripting capability
• Comfortability in designing and/or working with statistical inference models

Benefits

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences
• 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%
• Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses
• Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years