Senior Software Engineer

About Armaments Research Company

Armaments Research Company (ARC) is a technology company dedicated to real-time situational awareness and battlefield logistics capabilities for the warfighter. You will be part of the ARC team managing program execution in support of our IoT devices to enhance national security.

Our core offering is the ARC AI-Enabled Weapons Sensor (AEWS), which collects and transmits real-time tactical data to the cloud, enabling battlefield awareness and insights into large data sets. ARC technologies were developed with partners in government and leverage IoT, machine learning, and scalable deployment to enhance safety, decision-making, and sustainment at the tactical edge.

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for building and developing data collection applications and situational awareness tools. You will join a high-caliber team dedicated to mission success and advancing breakthrough technology. Our software stack includes Java-based microservices in AWS with modern orchestration and integration systems. We use Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Postgre

SQL, Redis, and other technologies. The front-end is a React.js presentation layer for historical analytics, real-time status information, and data replays. We also develop mobile applications for Android. You will have opportunities to learn and grow within our highly skilled team.

Note:

this role may require Dev Ops experience or integration experience. Applicants for this role may be considered for either or both positions.

• Collaborate with a small team of software engineers to design and document forward-thinking approaches to solving enterprise software problems
• Capture, update, and maintain current and future software requirements
• Participate in enterprise architecture design discussions and documentation
• Develop and implement reliable back-end software
• Develop and implement modern web-based user interfaces
• Write and maintain automated unit tests and integration tests for verification and regression testing
• Write and maintain system component simulators
• Collaborate across teams with mobile software developers, firmware engineers, hardware engineers, and data scientists
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians to promote continuous improvement through strong development processes
• Leverage AWS cloud infrastructure, VPCs, and managed services
• Automated testing, database management, and Kubernetes
• Deploy software using contemporary Dev Ops practices including multi-cloud, multi-tenant, and hybrid strategies
• Safely operate firearms platforms under supervision from trained and licensed range officers and ARC personnel
• This position may require travel up to 10% to support in-person events including system testing

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Comfort with cloud-agnostic architectures
• Comfort with decentralized identity management including zero-trust frameworks
• Comfort with networking protocols and ICDs
• Experience with software integrations (star, horizontal, vertical)
• Experience with software automation through simulation and digital twins
• Experience working in a startup environment
• Experience working for a DoD or government contractor
• Ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance

This position will require access to restricted information and facilities protected under U.S. laws and regulations, including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Any offer will be conditioned on required authorization to access such information and facilities.

Citizenship Verification:
This position requires verification of U.S. Citizenship to meet federal government security screening requirements. The successful candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible to obtain access to classified information and facilities necessary to perform the responsibilities of the position.

Equity Options; 401k plan;
Employer-paid employee medical, dental, and vision coverage

Voluntary self-identification and other required government reporting notices may be included as applicable under law.