About this role

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join our team!

Specifically, our Data Analysis & Visualization team (DAV) has a need for a Software Engineer Level 2 to develop backend systems and services that turn mission data into usable analytics.

Qualifications:

- Fourteen (14) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelors degree.

Required:

- 7+ years of professional experience developing backend systems in Java

- Strong proficiency with Java and core JVM concepts

- Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services

- Practical experience with Spring and Spring Boot, with the ability to evaluate when it is appropriate to use

- Experience with Object-Relational Mapping frameworks such as Hibernate

- Solid understanding of relational databases and schema design; experience with NoSQL technologies is a plus

- Experience designing and implementing scalable, maintainable software systems

- Experience working with version control systems, particularly Git

- Experience working in Linux and Unix environments (e.g. RHEL)

- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing project requirements

- Comfortable participating in code reviews and maintaining high code quality standards

- Experience working in Agile development environments

- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines

Desired:

- Experience making architectural decisions and guiding technical direction on backend systems

- Demonstrated ability to build lightweight, purpose-fit solutions

- Experience designing APIs and service boundaries in distributed systems

- Experience with the Atlassian, GitLab or similar CI/CD toolsuites

- Experience with automated testing, Test Driven Development, or similar quality-driven practices

- Experience with MongoDB, Elasticsearch, or other document/NoSQL datastores

- Some frontend exposure (React, Angular, or similar), though not required

- Previous industry experience on fast-paced, high-complexity solutions for clients

- Experience in DevOps or related technical roles

- Familiarity with AWS cloud environments and infrastructure tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

- Hands-on experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes

- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell)

- Desire to grow and continue advancing with the company in the long term