Sr. Software Developer (Computer Vision) in Springfield

$127,000 - $270,000/Yr

Maxar Technologies - Springfield, VA

Full-time - Senior

Springfield, VA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Maxar Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Developer specializing in Computer Vision to join their team at a Northern Virginia government customer site. The role involves developing and applying advanced algorithms and machine learning models to extract insights from large datasets, addressing critical needs in national security. The ideal candidate will work on all stages of the data science pipeline, utilizing their expertise in computer vision and data analytics to solve complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Extracting and transforming data using programming languages such as Python and associated open-source data analytics libraries
• Ascertaining unique ways to apply algorithms to derive specific customer data analytic results
• Applying big data analytics tools to large, diverse sets of collection data to assess risk of adverse threat activities
• Extending existing algorithms as required to support customer requirements
• Applying data science methods to create and optimize convolutional neural networks for classification, localization, and segmentation of remotely-sensed imagery
• Contributing to the development of data analytics, user workflows, interfaces, security authentication, and service call architecture
• Creating rapid prototypes and designing complex systems for managing, analyzing, and visualizing large sets of CV data
• Working with emerging technologies and data science techniques to support the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen with current/active TS/SCI clearance and willing to obtain a CI Polygraph
• BS in Computer Science or related degree with 15 years experience; or 10 years and a Masters degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience
• Strong development skills in C++, Python, R, SQL, and shell script
• Experience writing and working with GPU-accelerated software
• Experience using Docker for packaging and delivering data science capabilities
• Experience developing and testing machine learning, deep learning, or computer vision models
• Experience with Data Analytics
• Experience in machine learning and data science
• Experience conducting model feasibility research and algorithm development for machine learning.

Nice-to-haves

• Graduate experience with probabilistic and stochastic statistical analysis or computational intelligence
• Strong object-oriented programming skills
• Containerization experience, particularly using Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with development tools such as Git, GitLab CI/CD
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Experience with different flavors of Linux including Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu
• Programming in parallel computing
• Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Keras
• Experience working with open-source resources in a government computing environment.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health and welfare insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Incentive eligibility based on contribution and performance