The Role
Design, develop, and maintain large-scale, data-intensive and real-time software systems. Implement features, optimize performance, write and tune SQL, debug defects, integrate software, participate in testing, review code, and collaborate with system engineers and stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In
Fantom Corporation is a mission-focused organization supporting critical programs across the defense and intelligence community. We partner with our customers to deliver high-impact technical solutions while fostering a culture built on trust, expertise, and long-term career growth.
We are seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain complex software systems supporting data-intensive and mission-critical applications. This role involves working on analytics, large-scale data processing, real-time systems, and enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Java, Python, and SQL, and be comfortable working both independently and within a collaborative team environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and enhance software systems based on documented requirements
- Analyze user requirements to derive system and software design specifications
- Develop new features and modify existing software to improve functionality and performance
- Debug and resolve software defects and performance issues
- Integrate existing software into new or updated systems and environments
- Develop and execute database queries and support data repository interactions
- Design and implement complex database interfaces and data processing logic
- Develop algorithms to meet system performance and functional requirements
- Participate in software testing, validation, and documentation of results
- Review code and documentation to ensure compliance with design standards
- Provide recommendations for improving software development processes and documentation
- Support system design activities, including evaluating hardware/software trade-offs and reuse of existing solutions (COTS/GOTS)
- Collaborate with system engineers and stakeholders to analyze workflows, data usage, and system performance
- Contribute to team leadership activities as appropriate within the development process
Required Qualifications
- Must be fully cleared with a recent MD polygraph
- Must be willing and able to work fully onsite at the location listed in this posting
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering on programs of similar scope and complexity
- Strong programming experience in Java and Python
- Experience writing and optimizing SQL queries
- Experience developing, testing, and maintaining software systems
- Experience working with large datasets, analytics systems, or real-time applications
- Experience with software development methodologies and best practices
Desired Qualifications
- Experience using MATLAB for data analysis or algorithm development
- Experience developing advanced algorithms or working with scientific or mathematical models
- Experience working in Agile or similar development environments
- Experience leading small teams or mentoring junior developers
- #CJ
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Skills Required
- Must be fully cleared with a recent MD polygraph
- Must be willing and able to work fully onsite at the location listed in this posting
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering on programs of similar scope and complexity
- Strong programming experience in Java
- Strong programming experience in Python
- Experience writing and optimizing SQL queries
- Experience developing, testing, and maintaining software systems
- Experience working with large datasets, analytics systems, or real-time applications
- Experience with software development methodologies and best practices
- Experience using MATLAB for data analysis or algorithm development
- Experience developing advanced algorithms or working with scientific or mathematical models
- Experience working in Agile or similar development environments
- Experience leading small teams or mentoring junior developers
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The Company
What We Do
Fantom Corporation is a mission-focused, minority-owned organization providing high-end information technology services, systems engineering, and integration solutions. The company specializes in supporting critical programs for the defense and intelligence community, as well as state and commercial sectors. Their expertise includes agile software development, cloud computing, and natural language processing, helping customers in the public and private sectors achieve their technical goals.
