General Dynamics · 2 months ago
Software Engineer – Entry Level
USA-PA-Pittsburgh
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry LevelGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products, and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. As a software engineer, you will be part of a cross-functional team responsible for software requirements analysis, research, design, development, and testing of software and tools.
AerospaceNational SecurityPublic Transportation
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform software requirements analysis, participate in research, design, develop and test software and tools, to include development of new work products or enhancing existing applications
Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of technical engineering products
Support and develop our technical culture by being engaged, intellectually curious, friendly, motivated to solve complex problems, and inspired to deliver superior user-centered design
Participate in internal reviews of software components and systems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field
TS/SCI clearance, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements
U.S. citizenship is required
Experience in software requirements analysis, research, design, development and testing of software and tools
Strong fundamentals in Computer Science theory (data structures, algorithms, and computational complexity)
Solid object oriented programming and software design skills
Proficient in one of the following: Java, C++, or JavaScript/TypeScript (using object oriented techniques)
Web Services knowledge such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Redux
Preferred
Agile experience
Department of Defense Secret security clearance at time of hire
Familiarity with multiple DevOps tool chains (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm/Ansible/Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab)
Familiarity with cloud services and tooling (AWS)
Experience supporting software teams using Agile methodologies
Detailed and fully proficient knowledge of technology trends and champions new ideas and product and process improvements
Concurrent programming and building multi-threaded systems
Memory and CPU profiling
Data modeling and writing efficient data access methods
Experience building large-scale mission-critical applications
Experience with distributed systems
Experience with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Direct manipulation of user interfaces
Information visualization (charts, rendering maps)
Benefits
401k matching
Flex time off
Paid parental leave
Healthcare benefits
Health & wellness programs
Employee resource and social groups
Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
Company
General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a defense industry contractor for shipbuilding, marine, combat and defense systems and, munitions.
Founded in 1899
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$84.9M2010-09-10Grant· $30M
2009-12-30Grant· $33.6M
2009-08-05Grant· $21.3M
Leadership Team
Lauren Bradshaw, SHRM-CP
Global Mobility Business Partner/ EAP
Matthew Brandon, MSHR
Manager, Sr HR Business Partner
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