About the position
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Junior Software Engineer to join our dynamic development team. As a Junior Software Engineer, you will assist with the design and development of prototyping, concept design and analysis under direct or limited supervision of a senior engineer. The ideal candidate will have a passion for technology and a desire to learn and grow in a collaborative environment. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work on exciting projects and contribute to the development of innovative software solutions.
Responsibilities
- Provide general, junior level support to the engineering team.
- Verify and test assigned metrics on projects.
- Enter test results into a quality control database.
- Identify potential areas of project improvement and recommend and assist with development of appropriate solutions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable company and client quality requirements in all assigned programs, functions, products, and areas.
- Identify and report problems with specific processes or products to senior engineers.
- Assist senior engineers in the development of new methods to improve product quality and process efficacy and efficiency.
- May interact with external clients/suppliers with supervision.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned by management, which are reasonably within the scope of the position.
Requirements
- Must possess and maintain a Security Clearance or the ability to obtain.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to be flexible and learn new concepts and technologies on the job.
- Analytical skills to interpret complex data sets.
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
- Public speaking skills to give presentations to software engineers and the management team.
- Ability to work effectively with senior engineers and translate results from complex analytics into elegant data products.
- Ability to work effectively and comfortably with multidisciplinary teams of engineers and support staff.
- Organization and delegation skills to break large projects down to milestones and assign tasks best suited to team members.
Nice-to-haves
- MS and/or professional certifications are a plus.
- Experience with programming languages (JAVA, C/ C++, Python/TensorFlow/Scikit-Learn, MATLAB, and ML frameworks).
- Familiarity with streaming data processing frameworks such as Kafka / Spark/ Hadoop is a plus.
- Familiarity with Functional Programming concepts and styles a plus.
