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Software Developer II

General Atomics

Charlottesville, VAFull-time$84–141K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$84–141K/yr
Location
Charlottesville, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance

Job overview

General Atomics Integrated Intelligence develops software for situational awareness, data fusion, and geospatial data management for intelligence and defense partners. The Software Developer II will design, develop, and deploy products, with a focus on extending software capabilities into edge environments. The role is onsite and requires U.S. citizenship and a current Top Secret clearance with SCI access and CI Poly.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

JavaMathematicsComputer NetworkingCommunication ProtocolsData Exchange FormatsAWSDockerKubernetesHelmHelmfileLinuxSoftware Engineering PrinciplesDesignDocumentationTicketing SystemsVersion ControlAgile MethodologiesTroubleshooting

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or Related2+ Years Software Development ExperienceU.S. CitizenshipTop Secret Clearance With SCI and CI Poly

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

58205BR

Job Summary:

General Atomics Integrated Intelligence Inc. (GA-Intelligence) develops best-in-class global situational awareness capabilities that process petabytes of data from diverse sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features, fuse data and form a rich live view of objects across land, sea and sky. We empower decision makers to solve meaningful challenges through innovative data science and scalable software engineering.

GA Intelligence is looking for a Cleared Software Engineer to join our Solutions Intelligence Department to design, develop and deploy novel tracking, data fusion and geospatial data management products for Intelligence Community and Department of Defense partners. Solutions Intelligence engineers distill complex, high-volume, multi-domain data feeds into sophisticated visualizations, as well as orchestrate and optimize data flows for improved battlefield situational awareness, analysis, command and control. Our rapidly growing suite of federal products are used by thousands of intelligence analysts and military personnel around the globe to counter new and emerging threats to national security. This position will focus on extending key software capabilities into "edge" environments, pushing compute and storage closer to the sources of data.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design and develop enterprise-wide Java applications for battlefield command and control, geospatial data management, exploitation, visualization, and analysis

  • Research and develop new software processing concepts for situational awareness and battlefield optimization

  • Maintain existing capabilities deployed to customer facilities and AWS cloud environments

  • Develop test scripts and frameworks to verify functionality and produce high quality software deliverables

  • Communicate effectively with customers, management, and other engineering teams in secure environments

  • Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information

  • Observe all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company

  • Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications:

  • Typically requires a bachelors or masters degree in computer science, information systems or related discipline and two or more years progressive software development experience with a bachelors degree. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.

  • Strong foundation in mathematics, computer networking, communication protocols, and/or data exchange formats.

  • Experience developing Java code in production environments.

  • Familiarity with AWS-hosted environments, Docker containerization and execution through Kubernetes.

  • Familiarity with helm and helmfile deployments in a Kubernetes environment.

  • Experience with software development in Linux.

  • An understanding of formal software engineering principles including design, documentation, ticketing systems, version control and Agile methodologies.

  • Ability to troubleshoot unusual and/or novel system setups in a deployed scenario.

Why Join GA-Intelligence

GA-Intelligence builds mission-critical software systems that support some of the most important national security missions in the country. Our teams work on technically hard problems with real operational impact, including global situational awareness, tracking, fusion, and decision support at scale.

Job Category:

Engineering

Experience Level:

Entry-Level (0-2 years)

Workstyle:

Onsite

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full-Time Salary

Pay Range Low:

84,000

Pay Range High:

140,625

Travel Percentage Required:

25% - 50%

Relocation Assistance Provided?:

Yes

US Citizenship Required?:

Yes

Clearance Required?:

Yes

Clearance Level:

Top Secret (current SCI access with CI Poly)

General Atomics is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, transitioning status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, physical disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. In accordance with applicable federal law, General Atomics takes affirmative action to employ and advance the employment of qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We also prohibit compensation discrimination under all applicable laws. U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions. To learn more, please review the EEOC’s "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster.

How this job compares

Set against the 41,339 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$84–141K/yr
  • Virginia median$129–205K/yr1,490 salary ranges
  • US median$135–217K/yr32,758 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $112K, is 34% below the Virginia median midpoint ($169K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,739 open Software Engineer jobs in Virginia and 41,339 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 33,511 postings).
Education
15,295 of the 41,339 open Software Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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