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# Principal Software Developer

- **Company:** BigBear.ai, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, Computer Programming, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Eclipse (Software), JavaFX, OpenGL, Data Streaming, Git, Software Version Control, Web Api, Microservices
- **Published:** July 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gday8v

## About the Role

Bachelor's Degree and 5 to 8 years of experience; Master's Degree and 3 to 6 years of experience; PhD and 0 to 3 years of experience (in lieu of Bachelor's degree, 6 additional years of relevant experience)

 + Clearance: Must maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance

 + Proficiency in Java (11+) is preferred

 + Experience with Spring (Boot/Framework/Security)

 + Familiarity with Git source control

What we'd like you to have

 + Additional Clearance: Active CI Polygraph.

 + Technical Expertise:

 + Knowledge of JavaFX.

 + Geospatial data experience.

 + Background in math and algorithm creation.

 + Experience with Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) processes.

 + OpenGL experience.

 + Familiarity with Ant and Eclipse.

 + Domain Knowledge:

 + Experience working within the DoD.

 + Streaming data expertise (ideally websocket-based).

 + Event-based programming knowledge.

 + Experience with microservices and gateways.

 + Proficiency in working with external APIs.



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