Jobs · Engineering · Virginia

Mid-Level Back End Software Developer

Grid Networks · Reston, VA · 2 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time

About the role

We are seeking a talented and motivated Back End Software Developer to join our Software Engineering team. You will be working collaboratively to design, develop, deploy and maintain back-end services that power our innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain robust, scalable back-end services
  • Develop clean, well-documented, and testable code, adhering to industry best practices
  • Lead and participate in architectural discussions
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring high availability and performance
  • Contribute to the automation of our infrastructure and deployments
  • Contribute to improving our engineering practices and standards

Qualifications

  • Technical Skills:
    • Expertise with library and web service APIs including REST and gRPC
    • Expertise with message-bus architectures and message queue implementations
    • Proficiency in programming languages such as Golang (Go), Python or Typescript
    • Experience working with microservice architectures
    • Familiarity with aspects of 3GPP cellular communications (5G NR, 4G LTE, 3G WCDMA) systems such as the air interface, RAN or CoreNET
    • Solid understanding of Linux operating systems
    • Experience with containerization technologies and virtualization (Docker, VMware)
    • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools
    • Experience with SQL and relational databases
  • Professional Skills:
    • Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a related field
    • 4+ years of professional software development experience
    • Excellent written and verbal communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
    • Strong time management abilities to meet project deadlines
    • Reliable and demonstrates a professional work ethic
    • Intellectual curiosity and the ability to learn new technologies quickly

It would be even better if you have experience with:

  • DevOps CI/CD using GitLab, GitLab runners, or Ansible/AWX
  • Agile/SCRUM development processes
  • RabbitMQ, WAMP, AMQP or other message queue libraries
  • Networking and security protocols (TCP/IP, TLS)
  • AWS cloud services and general cloud computing principles
  • Infrastructure-as-code tools, like Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Monitoring and logging tools, like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack

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