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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Grid Point, LLC
- **Location:** Reston, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Akka (Toolkit), Application Frameworks, JIRA, Unix, Configuration Management, Databases, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Hibernate (Java), Java Persistence API, Spring Framework, JSON, WildFly (JBoss AS), PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle (Applications), Scala (Programming Language), Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, Web Services, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Git, AngularJS, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Cassandra, Osgi, Restful APIs, Atlassian Bamboo
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-software-engineer-gridpoint-8253086

## About the Role

* B.S. Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)... M.S. Computer Science highly preferred
 * Minimum 8 years of professional experience in progressively more senior software engineering roles
 * Minimum 8 years of experience with Unix internals; Java or .NET; XML/JSON; Oracle, Postgres or SQL Server; application frameworks (e.g. J2EE, JBOSS, Spring, Hibernate, OSGI)
 * Minimum 5 years of experience with web services applications... RESTful designs preferred
 * Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience with database programming in Java or .NET with Oracle, Postgres, or other RDBMS
 * Experience with one or more of the following is desired: scala, service oriented architectures, continuous integration, automated configuration management
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills

## Description

* participate in specification development and provide critical review of software specifications prepared by others
 * develop and document responsive software design solutions based on software requirements specifications which also conform to established system level architecture/design specifications
 * develop software assets based on software requirements and design specifications, system architecture/design specifications... working either singly or in combination with other software engineers and test engineers
 * ensure high quality software products through deliberative design, implementation, unit/integration testing, and active support to verification/validation testers
 * perform Production support work as assigned (issue investigation and findings reporting, rapid issue resolution for critical issues)

In order to perform these responsibilities effectively, the Senior Software Engineer shall use tools, standard models, industry best practices, and creative design approaches to represent systems and/or to develop system prototypes, assets, or supporting assets.

Our current technology and tool mix includes: Java7, Scala, Akka, AngularJS, JPA, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Cassandra, git, Jira, Bamboo.


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