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Title: Senior Software Developer
FLSA: Exempt
Based in: St. Petersburg, FL
Work Type: Onsite with some Hybrid (approx 3 days a week on-site)
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Pole Star Defense is a leading provider of maritime domain awareness, maritime security, and fisheries monitoring systems to the government sector. Since 1998, we have pushed the limits of innovation, mitigating growing threats to ships, supply chains, cargo, territorial waters and, most importantly, safety of lives at sea and beyond. Today, we continue to develop and implement pioneering intelligence technologies to protect customer vessels, people, maritime domain, and reputation.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Pole Star Defense is looking for a 5x Senior Software Developers to head our growing development team and be at the forefront of our company’s innovations and designs. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of new software systems in an agile DevSecOps environment. While you will have your own programming and coding duties, you will also serve as a resource and mentor for our junior developers. To ensure success as a Senior Software Developer, you should have high-level managerial skills, in-depth knowledge of programming languages, and outstanding project management skills as well as experience working in an event driven architecture environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Meeting with development managers to discuss software projects
- Conducting feasibility studies for upgraded software systems
- Designing new software programs, websites, and applications
- Assigning tasks to junior developers such as coding, testing, debugging, and analytics
- Writing advanced programming code
- Reviewing updated software systems
- Managing project timelines and tasks
- Writing development reports
- Creating technical documents for new software programs
- Training staff on software use
Requirements
- Minimum of 8+ years of software development experience
- Advanced knowledge of programming languages including Java, Spring, Docker, SQL, NOSQL
- Knowledge of system frameworks including .NET, Git, AngluarJS, and GitHub
- Experience working with Agile development technologies
- AWS Exposure (CDK/Cloud formation) or similar IAC tools (i.e. Terraform)
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or relevant work experience
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate or related certifications
DESIRED SKILLS (Not Required):
- Experience working with DHS or DoD
- Experience with MongoDB
TRAVEL REQUIRED:
Ability for up to 10% travel both domestic and international.
Benefits
Pole Star Defense offers benefits that are designed to lead an evolving marketplace and encourage a healthy balance between work and life. Highlights of those benefits are listed below:
- Medical, Vision, Dental, Disability insurance for employees and dependents (100% covered by company)
- Life insurance, company funded to 2x salary
- 20 days annual leave (can buy or sell more days)
- Up to a 10% Annual bonus available
- Up to a 5% 401K matching
- Gym membership subsidy
- Volunteer Day PTO
- Refer-a-friend recruitment bonus
- Unlimited learning & development via our learning platform.
WORK SCHEDULE NOTE: While this position is scheduled for a traditional Monday – Friday work week, our systems run 24/7/365 and as such, you may be expected to perform out of hours, on-call support on an as needed basis. This may include weekends and/or holidays and is worked on a rotation system with other team members. Additional compensation may be available for working on-call, standby or holiday hours.
This is a Public Trust position and requires completion of a State and Federal Criminal History Report (i.e., background check) and may require a Department of Defense security clearance. Current and future employment will be contingent upon satisfactory completion of both the FBI Summary History Report and if designated, a DoD security clearance.
This position requires use of or access to information subject to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). Accordingly, all applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of these regulations. Under ITAR, a U.S. person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))
Pole Star Defense is a U.S. Government contractor and is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.
*This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at the sole discretion of the employer*
