Software Engineer - JobID-0198

Summary

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) is a leading defense technology company focused on rapidly delivering mission-critical software and systems solutions to the U.S. government. They are seeking a Software Engineer to join their Warfare Systems team, responsible for architecting and modernizing legacy weapons system software to support Navy tactical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test complex software in C, C++, Python, JavaScript, and Java within various development environments
• Analyze legacy monolithic software programs, recompiling them, and incrementally apply refactoring to modernize the software using the “brownfield” and “greenfield” methodologies
• Technical assessment and deconstruction of Navy tactical system code for Surface Navy Combat systems
• Explore and prototype next-generation solutions using artificial intelligence/machine learning, distributed processing, and modeling
• Interact with customers to elicit requirements and document agreements
• Present to organization leadership on project cost, schedule, and technical progress
• Software architecture development including hardware and software interfaces between software components
• Assist in developing user, functional, and technical requirements for tactical systems
• Participate and provide feedback for design & code/peer reviews
• Integrate individual software components into complex software environments
• Support test and integration activities at IDT labs and government Land Based Test Sites (LBTS)
• Integrate software components into a complex software development environment
• Ensure adherence to industry standards pertaining to security, orthodox programming paradigms, and performance requirements
• Understand and interact with complex DoD software systems
• Work with small cross-site teams of software and/or systems engineers
• Collaborate with team members to peer-review architecture design, system requirements, and implemented code

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent full-time professional experience
• 0-5 years of professional experience
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, as needed
• Familiarity with combat system design and software
• Familiarity and experience with developing tactical systems software on DOD programs
• Familiarity with C, C++, Python, and/or Java programming languages
• Adept with developing in Linux OS environments, including shell scripting
• Ability to decompose and document requirements and specifications
• Understanding of distributed systems, algorithms, data structures and software design patterns, especially the Strangler Pattern
• Experience with Agile software development processes
• Proficiency working within a Git CM environment
• Comfortable with DevSecOps best practices
• Ability to convert vague customer requirements into a refined vision
• Ability to identify and describe algorithmic complexity
• Ability to work on-site with potential hybrid flexibility
• Familiarity with the software development process (requirements through deployment)
• Ability to design, develop, and analyze software systems
• Ability to model/code/test algorithms in C++, Python, Java
• Ability to model/code/test GUI applications
• Proficiency in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Java, C++, C#) and/or one modern frontend language (e.g., TypeScript, JavaScript)
• Understanding of: Windows and Linux file systems, Version control (Git), APIs (REST/gRPC), Modular code design
• Ability to review, critique, and harden AI-generated code
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases (e.g., Postgres)
• Familiarity with computer networking and various networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, CORBA, DDS)
• Ability to perform many concurrent assignments and determine the need for changing priorities
• Up to 5 years of full-time professional experience
• Familiarity with the AEGIS Weapon System Common Source Library (CSL), ideally, or Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Single Source Library (SSL)
• Experience with AEGIS, ideally, or SSDS tactical systems
• Experience utilizing Make build system, Maven, and Ant scripting
• Experience with X-Windows
• Familiar with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) methodologies
• Experience with Jenkins, Jira, and the Atlassian tool suite
• Familiarity with foundational networking concepts such as routing, switching, identity services, intrusion detection, and firewall
• Familiarity deploying virtual machines in VMWare vSphere environments including networking configuration
• Familiarity designing complex software development environments including submodules, remote dependencies, and mixed-code deployments
• Familiarity deploying virtual machines and/or containers into Azure cloud environments including networking configuration
• Solid analytical abilities, coupled with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations
• Excellence in oral, written, and technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts
• Initiative, creativity, reliability, teamwork
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Attention to detail while ability to see and understand the big picture
• Experience with cloud computing, virtualization, or containerization technologies
• Familiarity with Cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Experience with big data solutions (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Cassandra)
• Demonstrated experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Codeium) for: Code generation, Refactoring and optimization, Debugging and root-cause analysis
• Ability to write effective prompts and iterate with AI to improve code quality and performance
• Understanding of AI limitations, hallucinations, and validation techniques
• Experience with testing frameworks including unit testing and interface testing
• Experience building user interfaces with a modern component framework such as React, Angular, or Vue
• Experience using Storybook or other Mock testing tooling

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent full-time professional experience
• 0-5 years of professional experience
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, as needed
• Familiarity with combat system design and software
• Familiarity and experience with developing tactical systems software on DOD programs
• Familiarity with C, C++, Python, and/or Java programming languages
• Adept with developing in Linux OS environments, including shell scripting
• Ability to decompose and document requirements and specifications
• Understanding of distributed systems, algorithms, data structures and software design patterns, especially the Strangler Pattern
• Experience with Agile software development processes
• Proficiency working within a Git CM environment
• Comfortable with DevSecOps best practices
• Ability to convert vague customer requirements into a refined vision
• Ability to identify and describe algorithmic complexity
• Ability to work on-site with potential hybrid flexibility
• Familiarity with the software development process (requirements through deployment)
• Ability to design, develop, and analyze software systems
• Ability to model/code/test algorithms in C++, Python, Java
• Ability to model/code/test GUI applications
• Proficiency in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Java, C++, C#) and/or one modern frontend language (e.g., TypeScript, JavaScript)
• Understanding of: Windows and Linux file systems, Version control (Git), APIs (REST/gRPC), Modular code design
• Ability to review, critique, and harden AI-generated code
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases (e.g., Postgres)
• Familiarity with computer networking and various networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, CORBA, DDS)
• Ability to perform many concurrent assignments and determine the need for changing priorities

Nice to Haves

• Up to 5 years of full-time professional experience
• Familiarity with the AEGIS Weapon System Common Source Library (CSL), ideally, or Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Single Source Library (SSL)
• Experience with AEGIS, ideally, or SSDS tactical systems
• Experience utilizing Make build system, Maven, and Ant scripting
• Experience with X-Windows
• Familiar with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) methodologies
• Experience with Jenkins, Jira, and the Atlassian tool suite
• Familiarity with foundational networking concepts such as routing, switching, identity services, intrusion detection, and firewall
• Familiarity deploying virtual machines in VMWare vSphere environments including networking configuration
• Familiarity designing complex software development environments including submodules, remote dependencies, and mixed-code deployments
• Familiarity deploying virtual machines and/or containers into Azure cloud environments including networking configuration
• Solid analytical abilities, coupled with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations
• Excellence in oral, written, and technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts
• Initiative, creativity, reliability, teamwork
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Attention to detail while ability to see and understand the big picture
• Experience with cloud computing, virtualization, or containerization technologies
• Familiarity with Cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Experience with big data solutions (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Cassandra)
• Demonstrated experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Codeium) for: Code generation, Refactoring and optimization, Debugging and root-cause analysis
• Ability to write effective prompts and iterate with AI to improve code quality and performance
• Understanding of AI limitations, hallucinations, and validation techniques
• Experience with testing frameworks including unit testing and interface testing
• Experience building user interfaces with a modern component framework such as React, Angular, or Vue
• Experience using Storybook or other Mock testing tooling

Benefits

• Generous benefits package
• Competitive PTO
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and matching
• 9/80 optional schedule (2nd and 4th Friday off every month)
• Tuition Assistance Reimbursement Program
• Professional Development Resources
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
• Organization-Wide Monthly Tech Connect Events
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards
• Regular Social Events and Catered Lunches