Looking for a rewarding career in software development that emphasizes applied research and innovation? Consider a position at ARA! A career with ARA puts you at the nexus of challenging software development and our nation's most critical issues of national security. Join our scientists and engineers as we develop innovative solutions to complex problems.

The Advanced Co-Innovation Engineering (ACE) team in ARA’s Orlando, Florida office is looking for dedicated, hard-working software engineers to work in the challenging area of pairing research and prototyping with software design, development, and engineering. When the ACE team is not engaged directly in research and prototyping efforts, it is teaming with subject matter experts to assist them with their solutions.

The ACE team frequently works in new domains and areas of unfamiliarity. Projects vary widely, including:

• creating an automated and distributed infrastructure for submitting, testing, and scoring AI/ML models in public competitions.
• adjudicating the intersection of kinetic projectiles across disparate terrain sources faster than real-time.
• writing custom protocols for Bluetooth communication with prototype IMUs.

As a result, ACE members are always learning new concepts and technologies, and adapting their knowledge to the growing demands for their ability to support anyone. Rarely does the team do the same thing twice.

A job with ARA's ACE team means a hybrid (remote and office) work schedule within an agile team environment, working on one or two projects. Given the diverse nature of our work, members can expect to leverage different languages, frameworks, technology stacks, and miscellaneous tooling. They can also expect to work with new individuals across most projects, since ACE works directly with various DoD organizations and teams all over ARA itself.

Requirements:

• Candidates selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
• BS (or higher) in Computer Science or a similar discipline (Computer Engineering, Physics, Math, Electrical Engineering, etc.) along with 5-7 years of relevant work experience. Note: If the degree isn’t in Computer Science, experience using and knowledge of computer science concepts must be clearly demonstrated. Equivalent professional experience (11-13 years) will be considered for talented candidates without a degree
• Ability to quickly understand existing code and enhance and build on an existing architecture
• Strong math skills and a solid understanding of algorithm design and optimization
• Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously as well as with large and small teams of programmers
• Docker fluency
• Python familiarity
• Linux operating system familiarity

Preference to applicants with one or more of the following:

• C/C and/or Go experience
• Kubernetes deployment
• Understanding of networking for multi-service applications
• Experience with network communications

Who is ARA?

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 2,042 employee owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself on having a challenging culture where innovation and experimentation are the norm. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company. We are also very proud of our Women’s Initiative Network (WIN), whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women to maximize career and professional accomplishments.

To find out more about what ARA has to offer, visit our website: https://www.ara.com/benefits/