About the role
Software Engineer
Location: Remote / Alexandria, VA
Clearance: Active TS/SCI or eligibility to be cleared
Are you ready to be part of a team that creates cutting-edge AI-powered analysis and simulation on-demand? At Whitespace, we use our Iris platform to uncover hidden relationships and patterns of life (POL) at machine speed, enhancing mission performance like never before. Our Worldline platform takes it a step further by creating a digital twin of POL, observed through synthetic sensors, to boost training, readiness, and mission planning solutions.
We're looking for talented software engineers to help customize Worldline for a special project. Worldline generates synthetic, large-scale, geo-tagged data to simulate human activity, curated by experts to ensure realism while maintaining ethical standards. This state-of-the-art platform is used in AI, data science, higher education, technology demonstrations, and geospatial intelligence, pushing the boundaries of location intelligence and data modeling.
You'll be supporting a research and development project under the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), whose mission is to lead the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for air, space, and cyberspace forces. AFRL is at the forefront of modern technology, delivering innovative solutions that provide a strategic advantage to the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
If you're passionate about making a difference in the world and being part of groundbreaking technology in national security, this position is for you!
This position is 100% remote! We're looking for a candidate who is a U.S. citizen and resides in the contiguous United States. You'll be a W-2 employee of GeoDelphi, Inc., and we do not accept third-party applications. This role requires less than 5% travel, including a two-week stay in Rome, NY, and occasional trips to the DMV area to collaborate with the managing team.
Requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Research, develop, design, implement, and test software geared towards population simulation * Work with customers/end users to define project requirements, and turn those requirements into an achievable timeline * Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in back-end development tools and technologies * Write well designed, testable, and efficient code in various languages, primarily Java. * Recommend changes to improve established application processes * Prepare and produce releases of software components * Provide technical support and consultation for application and infrastructure questions
EXPERIENCE
* Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a software engineering role * Experience in designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production software * Strong coding abilities emphasizing quality and testability in your work. * Utilize programming languages such as Java and Python * Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes * Demonstrated experience with continuous integration and software CM processes/tools (GitLab, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Nexus, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools) * Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and query optimization * Experience acquiring client requirements and resolving workflow problems through automation optimization
DESIRED SKILLS
* Experience with population simulation, or other data simulation * Experience with geospatial engineering * Experience with Big Data processing tools, such as Spark/Hadoop, Google’s BigQuery, AWS’s Athena and EMR * Experience with public clouds such as AWS, Google, Azure * Strong data visualization skills
Benefits
* Medical, Dental, and Vision plans * Unlimited PTO * Federal Holiday Paid Leave * 12 weeks of paid Parental Leave * Employer paid STD/LTD * Employer Paid Life Insurance * 401K plan and Employer Match * Professional Development Assistance * Equity Incentive Plan
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