Software Engineer
El Segundo, CA

Job Description

Requisition ID: 43922

All Locations: El Segundo, CA (California)

A trusted partner. A national resource. A leader in national security space. We are THE Aerospace Corporation. A team that takes pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex technical challenges in existence. With challenges spanning government to commercial, you'll have the unique opportunity to work on projects that are literally evolving our nation's space and launch capabilities. We all share a common passion and aspiration - to serve a mission much bigger than ourselves. When you join our team, you'll be part of a rare collection of thought leaders and game-changing innovators. Are you ready to launch your career?

Responsibilities

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking for an early career, entry-level Software Engineer interested in building leading edge software products and systems. The qualified candidate will become part of the Analytics Software Department.

Key Functions

* Independently evaluates, selects, and applies engineering techniques, procedures and criteria, using judgment in making adaptations and modifications. Assignments typically have specified objectives. Contacts are primarily internal, with infrequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts on routine matters.
* Works on complex computer science solutions, develop scalable and distributed software systems which require research, awareness, and interactivity.
* Quickly learns new technical skills to tackle some of technology's greatest challenges.

Qualifications

This position can be filled as an Associate Software Engineer or a Software Engineer.

Required for Associate Software Engineer

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field from a recognized institution
* Some industry related software experience
* Experience in building systems using at least two different languages: Java, Scala, Python, C++ and other programming languages
* Design of highly scalable web services and distributed systems
* Knowledge of Unix/Linux Operating Systems
* Experience with relational databases
* Strong written and oral communication skills
* Present project updates to management in order to ensure that project development remains aligned with management vision
* Must work well in a team environment
* Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
* Demonstrated flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational need
* This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

Required for Software Engineer

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field from a recognized institution
* 2 or more years of industry related, professional experience
* Experience in building systems using at least two different languages: Java, Scala, Python, C++ and other programming languages
* Design of highly scalable web services and distributed systems
* Knowledge of Unix/Linux Operating Systems
* Experience with relational databases
* Strong written and oral communication skills
* Present project updates to management in order to ensure that project development remains aligned with management vision
* Must work well in a team environment
* Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
* Demonstrated flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational need
* This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

Preferred

* Background in object-oriented design and development, and fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis.
* Experience with NoSQL databases, search engines.
* Experience with Git / Subversion
* Experience with Java Spring
* Experience with Continuous Integration tools and best practices.
* Experience with the Atlassian toolsuite

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