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Software Engineer - Job Description

Who We Are:
Kudu Dynamics is a Leidos owned company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer networks and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers, engineers, makers, and shakers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow's threats and build the next generation of capabilities.

Full Job Description
The team is looking for a talented software engineer with Android development skills. You would contribute to a small team building a secure and resilient automation framework. To do this, we need to build reliable and scalable code that can rapidly deliver value to our customers. We are looking for a talented software engineer who takes pride in delivering high quality, maintainable solutions that are able to be deployed and used at regular intervals.

Responsibilities:

• Able to work in a small team to design, build, integrate, and test components into a deployable distributed system
• Participate in all aspects of the development lifecycle: research, design, develop, test, SCM, code review, CI/CD, troubleshooting / support, and performance measurement
• Able to travel on occasion to support testing and integration events. Two one-week integration planning events are anticipated at a minimum, but additional opportunities are available if desired

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with Android development, including full-stack applications
• Expertise in at least one of the following programming languages: Java, Kotlin
• Experience with Python
• Strong communications skills, including the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
• A U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance
• Hold a degree in computer science or computer engineering -- or equivalent hands-on experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Android system internals, including patching, reverse engineering and instrumenting Android applications
• Experience with automated testing frameworks, in addition to any experience writing/conducting test plans
• Background in cryptography, privacy, virtual private networking, distributed computing protocols
• Experience in commonly used communications protocols such as TCP, UDP, HTTPS, TLS
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines
• Experience evaluating open-source code for suitability to satisfy program objectives and making modifications as needed
• Experience with full-stack development in a Linux environment

Benefits We Provide:

• Equity at a company that is doing dynamic, fun, meaningful, and interesting work.
• A flexible work schedule, with the option to work remotely most days, if that's your style.
• Your own yearly discretionary budget to buy the things that make you happy.
• In addition to highly competitive salaries, we offer premium healthcare options, 401k matching, and an annual pass to a swim in the bonus pool. We also offer four weeks of paid time off and 11 federal holidays to utilize whenever you want throughout the year.
• Awesome, enthusiastic co-workers and a company culture that promotes a jerk- free environment. Rattle the windows with the company band, participate in board game or movie nights, and help balance out the scotch vs. bourbon ratio in the office.

Kudu provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Pay Range: $150,000 - $175,000 per year