Applied Full Stack Software Development Engineer

About the role

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. We’re seeking an experienced full stack software engineer to support work across the full analytical workflow, integrating bespoke capabilities and tools to solve our customers' most complex challenges. This role involves ELT, managing, analyzing, and enriching large geospatial data sets to extract meaningful knowledge using cloud-based processing technologies and emerging AI/ML techniques.

We want a self-motivated engineer who is comfortable digging into data, trying innovative approaches, and isn't afraid to fail fast and move on to other techniques or ideas. To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government security clearance at the TS/SCI level (with willingness to obtain a CI Polygraph).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement efficient, flexible solutions that can scale for mission-critical applications.
• Be active in all aspects of the development lifecycle, including planning, requirements development, software design, implementation and build, documentation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Apply software standards and processes to produce high-quality, extensible, and maintainable software solutions.
• Work with cloud tech stacks to perform data extraction, manipulation, transformation, and visualization of geospatial-temporal data sets.
• Develop analytics and derivative data products to help users extract meaningful knowledge.
• Take a proactive approach to troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with diverse teams of engineers, clients, and users.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and a current TS/SCI clearance (with willingness to obtain a CI Polygraph).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technology fields.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience in software development, including design, development, and implementation.
• Proficiency in one multiparadigm programming language (Python, Java, Go, Rust, etc.).
• Experience with data extraction, manipulation, visualization, and analysis of large datasets.
• Experience designing and supporting cloud-based architectures, including AWS and C2S environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining applications in cloud computing environments.
• Experience working with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Proficiency in Linux-based environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead small engineering teams and work both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and adaptability, with the ability to leverage emerging technologies to solve mission challenges.
• Familiarity with modern software development tools, DevSecOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.

Preferred Skills

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-native software products that transform large-scale geospatial data into actionable intelligence and mission-critical insights.
• Experience working with NoSQL data stores such as Elasticsearch, MongoDB, or similar technologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience designing and implementing a wide variety of geospatial trajectory processing, analysis (e.g., forecasting), and visualization approaches.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying AI/ML or CV models across diverse data types.

Pay

The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is $113,000.00 - $150,000.00 - $165,000.00 annually. For all other states, geographic cost of labor is used to develop market-driven ranges. Starting pay will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions.

Benefits

Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that includes:

• A robust 401(k) with company match.
• Mental health resources.
• Student loan repayment assistance.
• Adoption reimbursement.
• Pet insurance.

More information on our benefits can be found at Vantor’s Careers page.