ARKA Group L.P. (“ARKA”) is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military, intelligence community, and commercial space industry delivering next-generation solutions to support the national security space enterprise. Built on more than six decades of excellence, ARKA brings modern approaches and a culture of innovation to the challenges of today.
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POSITION OVERVIEW:

This position is for a Staff Software Engineering Manager. ARKA-Mission Applications is seeking a talented and motivated Software Engineering Manager to join our growing team. This is a unique player/coach role designed for an experienced software engineer who is passionate about both building great software and leading people. You will be responsible for managing and mentoring a team of skilled software engineers while also actively contributing technically to the design, development, testing, and deployment of our software products. You’ll split your time effectively between guiding your team’s success and rolling up your sleeves to write code, solve complex technical challenges, and contribute directly to our software ecosystem.
We offer generous relocation benefits for eligible candidates.
In support of work/life balance, many positions are available for a flexible schedule within the pay period. Ask us about the opportunity for flex scheduling if that’s of interest to you.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in a formal or informal leadership capacity (e.g., Tech Lead, Team Lead, mentoring junior engineers, project leadership)
• 8+ years of professional software development experience, delivering complex, scalable applications
• Solid experience developing backend services and APIs using at least one common language and framework (e.g., Node.js/Express/NestJS, Python/Django/Flask/FastAPI, Java/Spring Boot/Quarkus, C#/.NET Core, Ruby/Rails, Go/Gin)
• Experience designing and interacting with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) using SQL and familiarity with ORMs/query builders
• Familiarity with core concepts and services of at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong understanding of software development principles, data structures, algorithms, and API design (especially REST)
• Experience or familiarity with various database concepts such as relational structure as well as NoSQL structure concepts in tools such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, algorithms, and system design
• Experience with modern software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and the associated tooling to for modern software version control
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline development, testing, and deployment of software application to cloud platforms such as AWS
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• A genuine passion for both technology and people leadership
• Ability to effectively balance management responsibilities with individual technical contributions

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience directly managing software engineers, including performance management cycles
• Experience working in a modern software company with experience in the execution of government development programs
• Experience contributing to architectural decisions

EHS/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to use hands to keyboard, communicate, listen to, and interpret instructions and remain stationary for extended periods of the time. This would require the ability to move around the campus and occasionally move/lift items weighing up to 25lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Applicants are invited to apply for a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the job. To apply, send a request to staffing@arka.org or contact 203-797-5000 and press 2 for Human Resources.

ITC & SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires an active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance.