Staff Software Engineer

at  DZYNE Technologies LLC

OUR CULTURE

At Highpoint Aerotechnologies, a DZYNE Company, we foster an environment that nurtures and rewards innovative thinking. We believe in the power of collaboration, where diverse perspectives are valued and respected, leading to innovative solutions and remarkable achievements. Our leaders lead by example, demonstrating and modeling our core values of emotional intelligence, teamwork, innovation, integrity, productivity, customer service, and a genuine commitment to the success of every individual. We celebrate our wins, big and small, and foster a sense of camaraderie through team activities, quarterly awards, and an immense end-of-the-year company holiday party. Our company culture is more than just words; it is a lived experience you’ll only get here.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

You will play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing backend systems for Counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) command and control (C2) products. You will be involved in integrating sensors and effectors; developing modular microservices; and creating a suite of capabilities to meet business stakeholder and engineering requirements. You’ll leverage your experience to help deliver industry leading autonomous defense and robotic systems for multi-mission environments.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proven experience as a backend developer with expertise in Java and Python
• High level of experience with multithreading and concurrent processing of data and requests
• Ability to design and implement scalable, high-performance backend systems
• Experience with event-driven and service-oriented architecture; microservices; and modular software service design
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and GitLab, Github, or Bitbucket

PREFERRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Have experience working on command and control systems for military customers
• Have experience with Data Distribution Service communication middleware
• Have Java experience with Spring Boot or Open Service Gate Initiative frameworks
• Have Python experience with asyncio, FastAPI, Numpy, Pandas
• Have experience working with military and open message standard formats like COT, JICD, FAAD C2, SAPIENT, ASTERIX,

Education and related experience:

• 10+ years of proven professional experience with bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field OR
• 8+ years of proven professional experiences with master’s degree in computer science OR
• 6+ years of proven professional experience with PhD in Computer Science or a related field
• Other combinations of education, training and/or experience may be considered.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Travel for up to 25% to Boise, Idaho if not collocated.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

It is an essential requirement for the person in this role to have a legal right to work in the United States and be eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization and DoD Clearance.

• Backend System Design and Development: Leverage your expertise in Java and Python to build scalable and high-performance solutions that contribute to the continuous enhancement of C-UxS capabilities
• Hardware Integration: Integrate a variety of sensors, effectors, and other hardware components that includes radar, electro-optical cameras, infra-red cameras, radio frequency sensors and effectors, GPS devices, inertial measurement units, and lidar
• Data Processing and Analysis: Develop services to extract relevant information from raw sensing data and integrate that information into data processing pipelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze data trends, patterns, and anomalies
• Parallelization and Optimization: Implement parallel processing techniques to enhance the performance of data processing and C2 workflows. Optimize parallel execution, making efficient use of computational resources to be performant in a distributed system of systems environment
• Network Programming: Develop and maintain network and messaging services for seamless communication between a variety of network topologies. Collaborate with other teams to ensure efficient data and request flows to various products.
• Code Optimization: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code. Focus on modular, high performant, and scalable services
• Collaboration: Work closely with interdisciplinary teams, including domain experts, software developers, and business stakeholders to understand project requirements and deliver solutions that meet the needs of end-users. Work alongside data scientists and frontend developers to create interoperable solutions
• Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation regarding the design, implementation, testing, and operation of the work that is completed. Plan and update software capability work breakdown structures and help define software roadmaps