Lead Software Engineer (Software Engineer IV)

Are you interested in creating mission critical software to support our warfighter? Can you picture yourself spearheading projects that involve new and emerging technologies that range from AI Computer Vision to immersive physics-based simulations? Are you ready to provide technical vision while remaining open to new ideas, collaborating with teammates, teaching, and learning from others? If this is the kind of person you are, DS2 invites you to apply for a spot on our team! DS2 values unique perspective and expertise offering a salary between $100 to $120K with a hiring bonus of $5,000 (paid upon completion of 90 days of continuous fulltime employment less applicable taxes and deductions).

Who is DS2?

DS2 provides full life-cycle software engineering services to DoD, federal, and commercial clients using mature agile, scrum, and SAFe practices. We are an organization that is committed to teamwork with a clear focus on the customer and a belief that hiring talented individuals will help us meet our vision of “Engineered to Exceed Expectations”.

Every day, DS2 engineers meet our clients’ needs through problem-solving, teamwork, and technology driven solutions. You can expect to work with a team of committed engineers that exemplify our core values and an environment where playing hard is just as important as working hard. We are always looking for individuals with a knowledge and passion for coding and a willingness to improve their abilities and learn new skills.

Must be a U.S. Citizen and complete a U.S. government background investigation. Must be able to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities — What you'll do:

Integration of Computer Vision services into Edge Computing Environments

• Develop the technical direction and roadmap for our suite of products
• Maintain a broad understanding of how our software solutions fit into the overall systems they support
• Facilitate interactions between our clients, stakeholders, and development partners
• Focus on the technical development of your team
• Conduct research for, report on, and create proof-of-concepts and prototypes for R&D projects
• Learn emerging technologies and programming tools to keep you and your team as well equipped as possible
• Work with your team to test, develop, peer review, and continuously integrate changes into the code bases
• Build and maintain applications using .Net
• Develop and deploy a variety of Android applications using Kotlin or Java
• Build distributed mission-critical applications using microservices deployed via containers
• Play a key role in designing, developing, deploying, and demonstrating applications

Qualifications — We need someone who:

• Has experience leading a software team with 3 or more developers
• Actively programs with one or more of the following languages: C#, Java, Kotlin
• Is able to engage with teammates, both virtually and face-to-face, to plan projects, seek out or provide help on issues, as well as present solutions to clients
• Manages time well and can prioritize tasks to ensure projects are completed on time
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and complete a U.S. government background investigation
• Must be able to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret Clearance
• Has a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar technical field and has 8 years of professional work experience in Software Engineering

Preferred — It’s even better if you:

• Have proven experience building Windows platform desktop and client/server applications using C#, WPF, and SQL
• Have proven experience building Android applications using Java or Kotlin
• Have proven experience building Game, Extended Reality (XR), or Modeling and Simulation experiences using Unity or Unreal
• Can build robust, scalable, event-driven, backends that are service-based or use structures such as microservices using containerization (Docker)
• Have any experience developing AI/ML solutions using tools and languages such as Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Jupyter
• Have any experience with Android Tactical Assault Kit development (TAK, ATAK, WinTAK)
• Are proficient with source control software like TFS, Git, or Bitbucket
• Have experience developing web applications using front end frameworks and libraries such as React, Redux, Vue.js, Angular, and/or jQuery
• Have used Software Development Lifecycle tool suites like Azure DevOps or Atlassian
• Have examples of code we can check out, like GitHub or SourceForge repositories, any applications you’ve built, pet projects, or submissions to hackathons and/or game jams
• Received one or more Scrum, Microsoft, Google Developer certifications or any other technical certifications

Benefits — What we do for you:

• Flexible work schedule
• Educational opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Student loan repayment
  • Certification reimbursement bonuses
  • Catered monthly tech talk lunches on topics picked by you and your teammates
• Excellent healthcare, dental, and vision coverage, including STD, LTD, and AD&D
• Generous paid time off holidays
• 401K savings plan with company-matching contributions up to 4%
• Sponsored community and volunteer events, like beach cleanups, 5Ks, and more
• Snacks and beverages included
• The occasional ping-pong or Mario Kart match

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.