Senior Software Engineer

WHO WE ARE

Chess Solutions, LLC is a Virginia-based software development company that specializes in building digital vetting solutions. We work collaboratively with a number of clients to develop tools to facilitate client goals and mission objectives. In conjunction with our parent company, Presage Technologies, we integrate state-of-the-art, vision-based physiological analysis tools and digital media forensic tools into robust software platforms. Our goal is to provide our clients with the most accurate digital vetting and analysis tools possible in an easy-to-use, modern software experience.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Senior Software Engineer at Chess Solutions LLC, you will serve as the principal developer of a digital vetting platform. You will be responsible for maintenance and feature improvement of a system that utilizes a Flask server, a Mongo Database, and a React Front End. You are comfortable with thread management, distributing workloads across the CPU and GPU, building responsive interfaces, and designing data structures with privacy, operational security, and future analytics in mind. You will have the support of teammates with strong front end design skills.

You are a strong collaborator and communicator. You are able to plan and estimate your time, are self-directed in development, and you communicate dependencies well in advance. You are able to build rapport and trust with customers, translate customer requirements into roadmap items, and develop consensus on prioritization across a wide set of customer constituencies. You are a bug hunter who assumes responsibility for system issues in your part of the stack, and you expect others to operate similarly. You understand the value of unit tests, ci/cd pipelines, and establishing quality assurance metrics and processes.

You write excellent documentation at all phases of a project. You plan well to communicate intent and design, welcoming others to provide feedback and input into your project planning. You understand there are multiple levels of documentation to produce, including for internal development, external integrators, system security plans and compliance, and end users.

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of working in office or collaborating with customers/teammates in Northern Virginia (Leesburg, VA). Work will primarily be remote, but you will be available for in person meetings 4-5 times per quarter.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop, maintain and improve python server based applications and backend code.

Present opportunities for refactoring and code base changes in the context of wider priorities.

Port existing code bases to other programming languages to maintain and expand functionality, improve performance, and/or improve security.

Integrate third-party data streams using various transport protocols and other data acquisition methods as identified

Integrate backend functionality with Javascript/React browser frameworks. Advanced live-stream data rendering capabilities are highly desirable.

Develop highly functional front end software in collaboration with UI/UX developers

Design and implement NoSQL based schemas and databases

Create and implement plans for the deployment and updating of software in a network isolated environment

Utilize Linux and Windows based environments for development and deployment

Implement human data evaluation algorithms and translate that into code for automated data analysis

Utilize Git, semantic versioning, and CI/CD pipelines

Writing unit tests

Write documentation for use by developers and users

Engage customers to understand requirements and translate them into tasks

Participate in an Agile-Sprint based development lifecycle

Experience working with distributed systems and Docker-based deployments

Highly Desirable

Experience with utilizing external and internal webcams in software applications, including controlling exposure time, gain, white balancing, power line frequency, and other parameters from Windows and Linux environments

Experience working in defense or national security environments

Experience working with Docker and containerized deployments

Familiarity with React.js or other JavaScript frameworks

Experience with C++ or low level languages such as C

WHO YOU ARE

You are a self-driven and innovative developer looking for an opportunity to show that you can lead a product engineering project. You thrive in a fast-paced startup environment and are excited about tackling complex technical challenges. You bring strong expertise in backend and dockerized server based development and you collaborate effectively across teams to deliver end-to-end functionality for user-facing applications.

To succeed in this role, you should have:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 7+ years of experience in production software environments

Mastery of Python, Javascript, and MongoDB

Experience with FFMPEG and OpenCV based applications

Experience building docker images and deploying docker-based systems

Eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret Clearance is required. Candidates with an existing, current clearance will be given preference.

An excellent teammate with high expectations for themselves and their team

If you're driven by the challenge of tackling digital vetting and passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology, we encourage you to apply for the Senior Software Engineer role at Chess Solutions LLC. Join our innovative and collaborative team, where you'll work on real-world problems and contribute to a mission with global impact!

INTERVIEW PROCESS

Phase 1: Submit a Resume

Phase 2: Downselection for Introductory Interview with Operations Leadership

Phase 3: Downselection for Technical Background Interview

Phase 4: Downselection for Performance Task

Phase 5: Interview with Leadership, Negotiations, and Offer

Timeline: The entire process can occur in less than two weeks for the right candidate.

Salary Range

$105,000 - $165,000 per year