Associate Software Engineer

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">About Metron</span></strong></span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-contrast="auto">We are seeking talented programmers with strong computer science, math, and/or physics backgrounds for complex and challenging projects. As a Software Engineer you will be responsible for writing backend infrastructure and frontend web applications for simulation and optimization software that incorporates probabilistic models of physical systems. Project teams range from 2 to 20 people and include a mix of Research Scientists and Software Engineers. Each team member is involved in the entire problem-solving process, from initial concept through data visualization and analysis, algorithm design, exploratory prototyping, software implementation, demonstration, and deployment. Roles within a team are flexible, giving employees space to contribute to their areas of strength, and to develop new skills. The ideal candidate has experience writing well-designed, maintainable, and extensible code.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Required Qualifications</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-contrast="auto">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Math, or related field</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-contrast="auto">Java, TypeScript, Python or C++ programming experience</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">Proficiency in object-oriented programming</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-contrast="auto">Familiarity with full-stack web application development in any frameworks/languages</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-contrast="auto">Ability to communicate design concepts and performance metrics clearly</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-contrast="auto">US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED; Successful candidates will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <h3 class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Desired Qualifications</span></h3> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Spring Boot, React, Redux, WebGL and/or OpenGL</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience writing algorithmic code, including complexity analysis, performance optimization, and multithreading</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-contrast="auto">Math background including Probability/Statistics, Linear Algebra, Multivariate Calculus</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">