General Dynamics Mission Systems
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Entry Level Software Engineer

Hybrid$77,843 - $86,358/yrTS/SCI, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirementsPosted Oct 31, 2025WebsiteLinkedIn

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About this role

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As a software engineer for GDMS, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for performing software requirements analysis, lead research and design, and develop and test software and tools. From inventing new products or enhancing existing applications, your talent and leadership abilities will be front and center.

As a Software Engineer, you will:

  • Assist in software requirements analysis, participate in research, design, develop and test software and tools, to include development of new work products or enhancing existing applications
  • Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of technical engineering products
  • Support and develop our technical culture by being engaged, intellectually curious, friendly, motivated to solve complex problems, and inspired to deliver superior user-centered design
  • Participate in internal reviews of software components and systems

What sets you apart:

  • Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the software development life cycle
  • Expertise in applying technical standards and methodologies to solve challenges
  • Exceptional communication skills with the capacity to secure buy-in on concepts and ideas
  • Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
  • Appreciation for user-centric design

Additional Key Skillsets:

Programming Skills:

  • Strong fundamentals in Computer Science theory (data structures, algorithms, and computational complexity)
  • Solid object oriented programming and software design skills
  • Proficient in one of the following: Java, C++, or JavaScript/TypeScript (using object oriented techniques)
  • Web Services knowledge such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Redux

Other beneficial common programming patterns/paradigms:

  • Familiarity with multiple DevOps tool chains (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm/Ansible/Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab)
  • Familiarity with cloud services and tooling (AWS)
  • Experience supporting software teams using Agile methodologies
  • Detailed and fully proficient knowledge of technology trends and champions new ideas and product and process improvements
  • Concurrent programming and building multi-threaded systems
  • Memory and CPU profiling
  • Data modeling and writing efficient data access methods
  • Experience building large-scale mission-critical applications
  • Experience with distributed systems
  • Experience with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
  • Direct manipulation of user interfaces
  • Information visualization (charts, rendering maps)

Our Commitment to You:

  • An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
  • Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation’s security
  • Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
  • Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
  • See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits