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Experienced C++ and Java Spring Boot Software Engineers (Hybrid)

Posted 24 Days Ago
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Hybrid
San Diego, CA
Senior level
Hybrid
San Diego, CA
Senior level
The role involves designing, coding, and testing software within a multi-disciplinary engineering team, focusing on integrating and supporting complex systems. Candidates will be responsible for debugging in a multi-threaded environment and developing significant software features. A Top Secret clearance is essential.
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Job Description
BAE Systems is looking for experienced Software Engineers with C++, and Java Spring Boot development, a Top Secret clearance, and 6 to 8+ years of software design, code, and test experience.
The candidates will work as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to design, code, and test new software in a rapid development environment to integrate, deploy, and support large, complex systems. The position will also include debugging and integrating challenging systems designed in a multi-threaded, distributed application environment, and defining and developing significant features and upgrades to a complex, enterprise-wide Imagery and Geospatial Intelligence System. This position may require business travel in support of customer meetings and operational system deployment and support activities.
Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®." Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we're more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless.
BAE Systems offers competitive pay, benefits, and important work-life balance initiatives:

  • Every other Friday Off
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Leave Options - including vacation and paid time off, Jury duty, military leave, paid parental leave, and bereavement leave.
  • 401(k) Matching at 6%
  • Continuous learning through localized workshops, training, events, and Tuition Assistance

BAE believes in a culture of recognition for the extraordinary contributions of our skilled employees. Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we're more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless.
Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Must be a US Citizen with an active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SCI clearance
  • Bachelor of Science degree in engineering/technical discipline and 6 to 8+ years software design, code and debugging experience across the entire development lifecycle
  • Proficiency with one or more of the following:
    • C++
    • Java Spring Boot
  • Experience developing successful object-oriented systems with a focus on maintainability and testability, and deep understanding of issues surrounding layering and dependencies in object oriented systems
  • Understanding and skills in software design and code, including Object Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD)
  • Experience with version control systems, such as Git
  • Experience with Agile development and issue tracking systems, such as JIRA
  • Experience with UNIX and/or Linux
  • Self-starter with ability to multitask
  • Team player with a proactive attitude and the ability to be productive in a dynamic/collaborative environment
  • Strong oral and written communications skills


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science
  • Experience using SQL with RDMBS like Oracle
  • Proficiency in multiple high level programming languages (e.g., C++, Java, Python)
  • Experience with geospatial data and/or large imagery archive systems is a plus
  • Experience with Cloud computing environments such as AWS
  • Knowledge of and experience with software design patterns and heuristics and their application.
  • Development methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, and/or Iterative)
  • Scripting and other languages (e.g., sh, csh, bash, ksh, make, imake, XML, HTML, CSS, and/or PERL)
  • Development tools and services (e.g., Eclipse, Spring Framework, JBoss, Apache, Tomcat, Maven, Ant and/or automated test tools)
  • Familiarity with server-side Java/JEE development
  • User Interface development tools for the JEE stack
  • Java Frameworks such as Spring
  • Open Source, software and services


Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $126610 - $215270
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.

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