ForgeApplyTry it free

ForgeApply · Job listing

Software Engineer (Level 2 or 3) - AHT

Northrop Grumman

United States-California-Redondo Beach, US$92k – $138konsite

See all 926 open roles at Northrop Grumman →

Tailor your resume for this Northrop Grumman job in about a minute.

ForgeApply tailors your resume and cover letter to this exact posting, then hands you a ready-to-submit application for Northrop Grumman's site. Free trial, no card required.

Tailor my resume for this jobView original posting →

About this role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Software Engineer (Level 2 or 3 ) to join our team of highly qualified, diverse professionals within the Western Region Software Engineering directorate. This position is located onsite in Redondo Beach, CA.

*Please be aware that this position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) and obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding. Furthermore, this position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance at the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

Job responsibilities of the Software Engineer include, but are not limited to, the following: • Work in an agile or iterative development environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams (systems engineers, DevOps, test, data engineers). • Design, implement, and integrate containerized software components for a space mission planning system. • Integrate mission planning services with Kafka-based backend data streams, ensuring reliability and scalability. • Collaborate with systems engineers to understand mission planning requirements and translate them into robust software solutions. • Implement and maintain cloud-deployed services, including monitoring, logging, and alerting. • Participate in code reviews, test automation efforts, and continuous improvement of development and integration practices. • Troubleshoot and resolve issues across application, container, and cloud layers. • Maintain a strong focus on software quality, including unit testing, integration testing, code reviews, and use of test frameworks (e.g., JUnit, pytest, GoogleTest, TestComplete). • Demonstrate strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications – Software Engineer (Level 2): • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 2+ years of software engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 0+ years of experience. • Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance and SCI clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter is contingent upon the candidate maintaining the required level of clearance and program access for the position. • Strong programming skills in at least one of: Java, Python, or C++; ability to read and debug the others is a plus. • Prior work experience integrating applications with Apache Kafka or other distributed messaging/streaming platforms (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, consumer groups). • Experience building RESTful APIs and/or microservices that integrate with backend data sources. • Proficiency with Linux environments and shell scripting. • Experience with build tools (e.g., Maven/Gradle for Java, CMake for C++, or equivalent). • Familiarity with source control and branching strategies (Git, Git workflows).

Basic Qualifications – Software Engineer (Level 3): • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of software engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of stated experience, or a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 1+ years of stated experience. • Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance and SCI clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter is contingent upon the candidate maintaining the required level of clearance and program access for the position. • Strong programming skills in at least one of: Java, Python, or C++; ability to read and debug the others is a plus. • Prior work experience integrating applications with Apache Kafka or other distributed messaging/streaming platforms (producers, consumers, topics, partitions, consumer groups). • Experience building RESTful APIs and/or microservices that integrate with backend data sources. • Proficiency with Linux environments and shell scripting. • Experience with build tools (e.g., Maven/Gradle for Java, CMake for C++, or equivalent). • Familiarity with source control and branching strategies (Git, Git workflows).

Preferred Qualifications • Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance. • Experience with mission-critical or real-time systems, ideally in space mission planning domains. • Experience designing event-driven architectures using Kafka (schema design, message contracts, error handling, replay patterns, stream processing). • Background in microservices architecture and patterns (service discovery, configuration management, circuit breakers, API gateways). • Knowledge of software design patterns and modern architectural practices. • Experience working in multi-disciplinary engineering teams supporting large system integrations. • Experience developing clean, secure code (e.g., Sonar scans, u

Tailor your resume for this Northrop Grumman role before you apply.

Tailor my resume for this job

Similar jobs

More like this: Software Engineer Jobs · Browse all jobs

Free ATS checker · How to Tailor Your Resume to a Job Description (Step by Step)