Staff Software Engineer
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Our Culture

At Highpoint Aerotechnologies, a DZYNE Company, we foster an environment that nurtures and rewards innovative thinking. We believe in the power of collaboration, where diverse perspectives are valued and respected, leading to innovative solutions and remarkable achievements. Our leaders lead by example, demonstrating and modeling our core values of emotional intelligence, teamwork, innovation, integrity, productivity, customer service, and a genuine commitment to the success of every individual. We celebrate our wins, big and small, and foster a sense of camaraderie through team activities, quarterly awards, and an immense end-of-the-year company holiday party. Our company culture is more than just words; it is a lived experience you'll only get here.

Who Are We?

Have you recently found yourself in the middle of a hostile robot takeover? Are your loved ones being farmed as an inefficient power source because of your favorable views toward humanity? Join us and take your stand in protecting humans from bad robots. We formed a rebel enclave to provide world-class counter-autonomous systems, products, and services to support the United States and foreign allied governments, civilian critical infrastructure, and public venues.

Our team designs and builds world-class Counter-Robot systems to provide persistent protection across varied threat environments and mission sets. We manage the entire Counter-Robot kill chain from detection through countermeasures.

Position: Staff Software Engineer

Location: Boise, Idaho; Denver, CO; Fairfax, Virginia; Irvine, California; or Dallas, Texas

On-site/Hybrid: Hybrid

Position Overview:

You will play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing backend systems for Counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) command and control (C2) products. You will be involved in integrating sensors and effectors; developing modular microservices; and creating a suite of capabilities to meet business stakeholder and engineering requirements. You'll leverage your experience to help deliver industry leading autonomous defense and robotic systems for multi-mission environments.

Required Duties and Responsibilities:

• Backend System Design and Development: Leverage your expertise in Java and Python to build scalable and high-performance solutions that contribute to the continuous enhancement of C-UxS capabilities
• Hardware Integration: Integrate a variety of sensors, effectors, and other hardware components that includes radar, electro-optical cameras, infra-red cameras, radio frequency sensors and effectors, GPS devices, inertial measurement units, and lidar
• Data Processing and Analysis: Develop services to extract relevant information from raw sensing data and integrate that information into data processing pipelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze data trends, patterns, and anomalies
• Parallelization and Optimization: Implement parallel processing techniques to enhance the performance of data processing and C2 workflows. Optimize parallel execution, making efficient use of computational resources to be performant in a distributed system of systems environment
• Network Programming: Develop and maintain network and messaging services for seamless communication between a variety of network topologies. Collaborate with other teams to ensure efficient data and request flows to various products.
• Code Optimization: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code. Focus on modular, high performant, and scalable services
• Collaboration: Work closely with interdisciplinary teams, including domain experts, software developers, and business stakeholders to understand project requirements and deliver solutions that meet the needs of end-users. Work alongside data scientists and frontend developers to create interoperable solutions
• Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation regarding the design, implementation, testing, and operation of the work that is completed. Plan and update software capability work breakdown structures and help define software roadmaps

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Proven experience as a backend developer with expertise in Java and Python
• High level of experience with multithreading and concurrent processing of data and requests
• Ability to design and implement scalable, high-performance backend systems
• Experience with event-driven and service-oriented architecture; microservices; and modular software service design
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and GitLab, Github, or Bitbucket

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Have experience working on command and control systems for military customers
• Have experience with Data Distribution Service communication middleware
• Have Java experience with Spring Boot or Open Service Gate Initiative frameworks
• Have Python experience with asyncio, FastAPI, Numpy, Pandas
• Have experience working with military and open message standard formats like COT, JICD, FAAD C2, SAPIENT, ASTERIX,

Education and related experience:

• 10+ years of proven professional experience with bachelor's degree in computer science or related field OR
• 8+ years of proven professional experiences with master's degree in computer science OR
• 6+ years of proven professional experience with PhD in Computer Science or a related field
• Other combinations of education, training and/or experience may be considered.

Travel Requirements:

Travel for up to 25% to Boise, Idaho if not collocated.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

Other Requirements:

It is an essential requirement for the person in this role to have a legal right to work in the United States and be eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization and DoD Clearance.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

High Point Aerotechnologies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Salary: $160,000 - $200,000 annually

Salary depends on relevant work experience, education, training, essential skills, and/or other factors such as specialized or high-demand professions. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible for an annual bonus. The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of salary or annual bonus.

Our benefits are DZYNE'ed for your overall health and financial wellness. DZYNE provides comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, employee life and accidental death, and disability, with all premiums for our employees paid for by DZYNE Technologies. DZYNE provides paid time off and paid holidays. Additionally, DZYNE offers a 401K plan with an employer match.

Hiring Process

As part of our commitment to making informed hiring decisions, we utilize a variety of tools and assessments to gain a comprehensive understanding of candidates' potential and suitability for the role they are applying for. One such tool we employ is the Predictive Index (PI) assessment, a scientifically designed assessment that provides insights into an individual's workplace behaviors and cognitive abilities. The Predictive Index assessment assists us in identifying alignment between candidates and the requirements of the role, as well as the overall dynamics of our team.

It is important to note that the PI assessment is just one component of our candidate evaluation process. Your application, resume, interviews, and other relevant information are equally important factors that contribute to our decision-making process. The Predictive Index assessment is designed to complement these traditional methods and help us better understand how your natural tendencies align with the responsibilities and expectations of the role.

As part of our comprehensive candidate evaluation process, we would like to invite you to complete the Predictive Index (PI) assessment. Completing the PI assessment is a simple and straightforward process that typically takes about 10-15 minutes of your time. Your responses will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and will only be used for the purpose of evaluating your fit for the role you have applied for.

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