Software Engineer

About Metron

Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings.

Our Reston office is seeking talented and experienced programmers with strong computer science backgrounds for complex and challenging projects, working on-site in Manassas with our partners and customers. As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for writing high quality, maintainable software that provides state-of-the-art solutions for our customers. This could include, for instance, Bayesian methods such as particle filters and visualizing probabilistic data over geometric regions using OpenGL or WebGL. You will be part of a Metron Project team with a mix of software and algorithm skills from new CS bachelor’s degree graduates to PhD physicists and mathematicians. Each team member is involved in the entire problem-solving process, from initial concept through data visualization and analysis, algorithm design, exploratory prototyping, software implementation, demonstration, deployment to hardware-based and cloud-based platforms, integration into larger systems, debugging on-site, and support. Roles within a team are flexible, giving employees space to contribute to their areas of strength, and develop new skills. The ideal candidate has experience writing well-designed, maintainable, and extensible code as well as integrating, building, and deploying code into a variety of software environments.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Math, or related field

· At least 5 years of industry experience in advanced software development in a team environment

· Significant Java programming experience

· Experience deploying software into larger systems, testing, debugging and working with partners to solve integration issues.

· Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, communicating clearly with others about design concepts, algorithms, runtime performance, testability, and best practices

· Ability to work flexibly at our Manassas integration site, Reston office, and remotely.

· US CITIZENSHIP (successful candidates will undergo background check for Secret Clearance)

Desired Qualifications

· Experience with DevOps or DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, containers and cloud/Kubernetes environments

· Experience with Google Protocol Buffers, gRPC, and message brokers

· Experience with distributed computing and/or horizontally scaling backend services

· Experience with additional languages including TypeScript, Python, Matlab, C, C++, Rust

· Experience designing and implementing user interfaces

· OpenGL and/or WebGL experience

Position Location: Manassas, VA (occasional visits to Metron HQ in Reston, VA)

Successful candidates will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Perks and Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance


• Accompanying FSA and HSA options


• Additional Voluntary Benefits


• Paid Time Off


• 9 Observed Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays


• Paid Parental Leave


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Relocation Assistance


• Professional Development Reimbursement


• Annual Salary Reviews


• Profit Sharing


• 401(k) Traditional and Roth Options


• Gym and Fitness Reimbursement


• Employee Assistance Program


• Employee Referral Program

Metron is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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