**Worker Type** Regular **Job Description** **Summary** AV Inc. is looking for a Software Development Engineer who wants to do more than just push code and sit through meetings that could’ve been emails. (well we have some meetings but they are important-ish) You’ll join a high-performing genuinely smart (and refreshingly normal) team in Chantilly VA working on mission-critical systems that actually matter. This isn’t “update a button color and call it innovation” work. This is complex meaningful engineering where what you build gets used in the real world. We’re talking:Real problems not busywork.Real impact not vanity metrics.Real collaboration not “you’re on mute” energy. And yes one of the perks people actually care about: you can work from home two days a week. Enough flexibility to breathe while still getting the in-person collaboration that makes good teams great. The position is based in Chantilly and individual must work at the Sponsor facility a minimum of three (3) days per week. The other two (2) days can be done remotely. Come build something that matters with people who don’t make you question your life choices every Monday morning. **Position Responsibilities** - You’ll be designing building and evolving applications using solid engineering principles and Agile - methodologies that the team actually believes in. Yes actual Agile. Not “we renamed meetings and called it transformation.” - If you like smart teammates who challenge you (in a good way) work that makes you better not just busier andshipping things that do something . . . You’ll feel right at home. - You’ve spent some real time in the trenches with modern tools and don’t panic when someone says “it’s in Kubernetes.” - We’re looking for experience with at least a few of these (not all we’re not building a unicorn . . .yet): - Git Selenium Kubernetes Terraform Ansible React Tailwind TypeScript JavaScript - NestJS Scala Akka FluxCD Playwright GoLang - If you don’t know every single tool listed that’s fine. If you’re curious capable and can figure things out without immediately opening 47 tabs… you’ll do just fine here. - Bonus points if: - You know the difference between “it works on my machine” and “it works everywhere.” - You’ve automated something that made you feel like a wizard for at least 3 minutes. - You’ve willingly debugged something at 4:59 PM and lived to tell the story. **Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)** - Active TS SCI with Polygraph Clearance required to access Sponsor facilities networks and data. - Minimum 4 years of relevant experience - A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline may be substituted for 4 years of experience.  A Master's Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience. A Ph.D. may be substituted for 7 years of experience. - Experience developing deploying solutions using AWS tools and services. - Experience working in a small team practicing Agile Methodologies. - Codes and tests high quality software in a responsive agile team environment driven by dynamically evolving software requirements. - Uses sound software engineering principles and practices to ensure that developed code is modifiable efficient reliable understandable and fault tolerant. - Follows software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development process. - Supports documentation design and process improvement activities. - Works with well-defined problems and analyzes designs and implements solutions autonomously - Leads small tasks in coordination with other technical resources. - Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies - Experience with AWS Cloud and AWS Certifications - Experience enhancing software to reduce operating time or improve efficiency - Experience developing and maintaining applications while addressing accessibility concerns - Experience with Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery (CI CD) **Location:**Hybrid - Herndon VA (3 days week) \| Remote (2 days) **Salary Range $98 500 - $172 500** The AV pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including but not limited to level of position job responsibilities geographic location scope of relevant work experience educational background certifications contract-specific affordability organizational requirements alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data. _This is a pipeline requisition posted in advance of approved headcount for future hiring needs._ Note: Our team is always interested in speaking with exceptional candidates though please note this is a Pipeline posting with more of an eye towards our future needs rather than necessarily being an immediate hire.  Only qualified candidates will be contacted. **ITAR Requirement:** _This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and or the EAR applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR.  A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15._ _Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements._ **Benefits**:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical dental vision 401K with company matching a 9 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  [http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits](http: www.avinc.com myavbenefits). We also encourage you to review our company website at [http: www.avinc.com](http: www.avinc.com) to learn more about us. Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please. **Who We Are** Based in California AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer Dr. Paul MacCready we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington DC. Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed. **What We Do** Building on a history of technological innovation AeroVironment designs develops produces and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time airborne reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition. _We are proud to be an EEO AA Equal Opportunity Employer including disability veterans. AeroVironment Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race sex color religion national origin age disability protected veteran status genetic data  sexual orientation gender identity or other legally protected status._ **ITAR**... Click to read more.

We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster build smarter and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions give honest feedback and show up for each other. No egos no solo acts. Just smart curious humans pushing toward something bigger together.One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.About the Role:As a core member of the Product Security team you will be at the forefront of creating high-impact security features for Confluent Cloud and improving our security platform. This is a role where you will designing and implementing identity and access management functionality as well as scalable authentication and authorization methods like OAuth mTLS RBAC and ABAC. You'll play a vital part in our cross-functional efforts collaborating closely with product engineering and InfoSec teams to build frictionless yet secure solutions. Your contributions will directly enhance Confluent Cloud's security posture and ensure a seamless experience for our customers.What You Will Do:Independently drive execution of projects and deploy them to production with a focus on quality and customer impact.Collaborate effectively with a high performing team and cross-functional partners and make decisions which benefit the team and company.Troubleshoot issues perform root cause analysis and improve operations for complex problems that span all clouds.Produce clean well-documented and maintainable code that adheres to established team standards and security best practices.Deliver value for customers by taking on their most challenging problems.What You Will Bring:4+ years of relevant software product and or security engineering experienceStrong fundamentals in distributed systems design and developmentExperience building and operating large-scale systems in the CloudSolid understanding of basic systems operations (disk network operating systems etc)Proficiency in Java Scala C C++ Go or other statically typed languagesWhat Gives You An Edge:Experience in both frontend and backend stacksExperience in the areas of security identity and access managementExperience knowledge with public clouds (AWS Azure or GCP)Interest in evangelism (giving talks at tech conferences writing blog posts evangelizing IAM and Security concepts)Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.Come As You AreBelonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead grow and challenge what’s possible.We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other classification protected by law. ... Click to read more.