Associate Software Engineer

United States·Restonmid

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About Metron Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years,

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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.

We are seeking talented programmers with strong computer science, math, and/or physics backgrounds for complex and challenging projects. As a Software Engineer you will be responsible for writing backend infrastructure and frontend web applications for simulation and optimization software that incorporates probabilistic models of physical systems. Project teams range from 2 to 20 people and include a mix of Research Scientists and Software Engineers. 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, and deployment. Roles within a team are flexible, giving employees space to contribute to their areas of strength, and to develop new skills. The ideal candidate has experience writing well-designed, maintainable, and extensible code.

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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Math, or related field
Java, TypeScript, Python or C++ programming experience
Proficiency in object-oriented programming
Familiarity with full-stack web application development in any frameworks/languages
Ability to communicate design concepts and performance metrics clearly
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED; Successful candidates will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

Experience with MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Spring Boot, React, Redux, WebGL and/or OpenGL
Experience writing algorithmic code, including complexity analysis, performance optimization, and multithreading
Math background including Probability/Statistics, Linear Algebra, Multivariate Calculus
Experience designing and implementing user interfaces

Position Location: Reston, VA

*The selected individual(s) will be required to work from the Reston, VA office however we are flexible with our relocation timelines.

** Expected Start dates for this role are Spring 2027 and later