Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. This Senior-Level Software Engineer role involves supporting mission-focused software capabilities that enhance operational awareness and data-driven analysis.
Responsibilities
- Contributing to the continued research, development, and sustainment of mission-focused software applications, backend services, APIs, data processing workflows, and analytical capabilities
- You will support data scientists and mission partners by creating and/or refining software applications, maintaining and enhancing existing custom applications, troubleshooting defects, improving performance, contributing to code reviews and technical documentation, and helping deliver reliable capabilities in an agile, remote-first environment
Skills
- Must be a US citizen
- Current Top Secret security clearance and/or CBP/DHS suitability
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering or a related field (4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. A master's degree may count as an additional 2 years of experience.)
- 6+ years demonstrated professional experience with programming, design, and/or development
- Professional experience with one or more strongly-typed programming languages such as Java, Rust, or similar
- Professional experience with one or more scripting programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar
- Must be willing to lead technical discussions, mentor technical staff, and drive technical design and engineering efforts
- Working knowledge of agile software development practices and tools, such as Jira, Confluence, and git
- Must be willing to work in a remote setting or nearby Vantor facility and comfortable communicating via video calls
- Substantial experience with backend development using Java and Rust
- Experience developing and maintaining low-latency, streaming, or event-driven data processing technologies and paradigms (e.g. Apache Flink and/or Apache Kafka)
- Experience applying traditional AI/ML approaches and methodologies to streaming data
- Full-stack development experience with modern front-end JavaScript based frameworks, particularly React, Next, Leaflet, Map Libre, and Redux
- API REST framework development and maintenance experience
- Experience building and supporting solutions in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, etc.)
- Experience with containerized deployments (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker)
- Experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (e.g. Jenkins, ArgoCD, Harness, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions)
- Experience with SQL database development, schema design, query optimization, or data modeling (e.g. PostgreSQL, Apache Iceberg, or similar technologies)
- Experience supporting research and development projects; developing production capable systems from a greenfield and receptive customer
- Experience leading technical efforts for cross-disciplinary teams
- Experience extracting and translating requirements from government stakeholders to achievable goals, objectives, and tasking
- You are a creative problem-solver who wants to apply breakthrough technologies for the good of humanity and to keep our country safe
- Strong verbal, written, documentation, and organizational skills
Benefits
- Robust 401(k) with company match
- Mental health resources
- Student loan repayment assistance
- Adoption reimbursement
- Pet insurance
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