Software Engineer

Employment: Full-time Experience: Mid-Senior level Education: High School or equivalent Software Engineer Location: Remote / Alexandria, VA Clearance: Active TS/SCI or eligibility to be cleared GeoDelphi, Inc. dba Whitespace is seeking a dynamic and innovative Software Engineer to build cutting-edge solutions within our Answers platform. You’ll be essential to our Answers platform digital offering which is broken into a technological stack that is comprised of a source, engine, analytic, and a story layer. The engineering team is the technological backbone of our Answers platform working in the ‘engine layer’ to discover the ground truth. You’ll work with a team of engineers and developers designing tools to provide technical solutions to complex questions. The ideal candidate is creative, a problem solver, developer, designer, and appreciates delivering high-quality products. This position will report to the VP of Engineering. This position is 100% remote! The candidate MUST be a US citizen and reside in the contiguous United States. The candidate must be a W2 employee of GeoDelphi, Inc. No 3rd party applications. Requirements RESPONSIBILITIES Research, develop, design, implement, and test software geared towards population simulation Work with customers/end users to define project requirements, and turn those requirements into an achievable timeline Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in back-end development tools and technologies Write well designed, testable, and efficient code in various languages, primarily Java. Recommend changes to improve established application processes Prepare and produce releases of software components Provide technical support and consultation for application and infrastructure questions EXPERIENCE Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a software engineering role Experience in designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production software Strong coding abilities emphasizing quality and testability in your work. Utilize programming languages such as Java and Python Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes Demonstrated experience with continuous integration and software CM processes/tools (GitLab, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Nexus, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools) Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and query optimization Experience acquiring client requirements and resolving workflow problems through automation optimization DESIRED SKILLS Experience with population simulation, or other data simulation Experience with geospatial engineering Experience with Big Data processing tools, such as Spark/Hadoop, Google’s BigQuery, AWS’s Athena and EMR Experience with public clouds such as AWS, Google, Azure Strong data visualization skills Benefits Medical, Dental, and Vision plans Unlimited PTO Federal Holiday Paid Leave 12 weeks of paid Parental Leave Employer paid STD/LTD Employer Paid Life Insurance 401K plan and Employer Match Professional Development Assistance Equity Incentive Plan