Posted 3 months ago
UAV Software Engineer (C#)
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Designs, develops, and deploys software for UAV ground control and on-board communications systems, working with large data sets and distributed teams to support national security missions.
About this role
UAV Software Engineer (C#)
We love what we do and we hire the best and brightest engineers who want to work with like-minded folk. Our customers provide us the opportunity to attack specialized problems that simply cannot be solved anywhere else.
We are looking for software engineers who are interested in designing high-visibility solutions to help our customers protect infrastructure and data critical to national security; ingest, process, and analyze astronomically large data sets; and build tools to enable our warfighters to make quick, intuitive decisions that save lives. Our customers' projects range from next generation PKI, malware analytics, cloud platforms (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS), real-time and batch big data processing, highly distributed systems, machine learning, AI, quantum computing, and much more.
In addition to doing unique work with great teams, Bestgate ensures its employees are well compensated for their premier skills. We offer competitive salaries, 100% premium paid medical coverage, generous paid time off, multiple avenues for professional development, and many more
Qualifications
- Comprehensive understanding of C#language, including .NET garbage collection semantics
- Proficiency in multi-threading/concurrency in server and UI environments
- Mastery of OOP and general software engineering best practices
- Exposure to Scrum SDLC
- Ability to provide guidance and mentorship to more junior developers
- Experience developing user interfaces using Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) API, XAML, using an MVVM platform
- Preferred location near Baltimore (office is @ UMBC campus); remote work may be possible
- Experience with Unmanned Aerial Systems or protocols a plus
- Experience with C++, Xamarin, and the .NET standard in Linux a plus
Additional Information
We offer competitive salary and tremendous benefits, to include:
- Fully paid medical premiums
- 5 weeks of vacation and sick leave
- 7% unmatched 401(K) contributions
- Year-end bonuses
- Tuition and training allowances
- Short and Long-term Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
- Company happy hours, parties, and morale building events (get paid to hang with your team)
- Gym and Health Club Membership reimbursements
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