Software Engineer - Level 2 or 3

Northrop Grumman
Boulder, CO, United States
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Starter
Experience required
0 years minimum
Compensation
$91,800.0 - $137,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Software Applications Systems Engineering C++ (Programming Language) Continuous Integration Software Debugging Linux Python (Programming Language) Object-Oriented Software Development OpenShift Git Containerization
+4 more
Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Docker Jenkins

Job description

As a Software Engineer or Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, documentation, testing, deployment, and debugging of software applications. This includes researching, identifying, and implementing solutions to complex, multi-disciplinary software problems. It also includes close collaboration with fellow software engineers, algorithms developers, hardware engineers, systems engineers, program managers and technical leadership., * Kubernetes/K3s

  • C++ v20+ Python
  • Linux
  • OOP Experience
  • CI/CD Pipeline Maintenance/Improvements
  • Up to 10% travel (only if needed)

Requirements

This requisition may be filled at either a Software Engineer - Level 2 or a Principal Software Engineer - Level 3.

Basic Qualifications (Software Engineer - Level 2 or 3):

  • Software Engineer Level 2: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related work experience, or a Master’s Degree in STEM and 0-2 years of related work experience.
  • Principal Software Engineer Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master’s Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 1 year of related work experience.
  • Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Containerization tool experience (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker products, Podman, etc)
  • Configuration Management Tools (Git etc.)
  • CI/CD experience (Jenkins etc.)
  • Agile development exposure
  • C++ templating

Benefits & conditions

Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

About the company

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

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