Software Engineer

Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation’s interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) to transform data into actionable intelligence, ensuring mission success in an evolving world.

Our mission-first software and data engineering platform modernizes data operations, utilizing advanced workflows, CI/CD, and secure DevSecOps practices. We focus on challenges in Information Warfare, Cyber Operations, Operational Security, and Data Structuring, enabling end-to-end solutions that drive operational impact.

We are committed to delivering cutting-edge tools and capabilities that address the most complex national security challenges, empowering our partners to stay ahead of emerging threats and ensuring the success of their critical missions. At Clarity, we are people-focused and set on being a destination employer for top talent, offering an environment where innovation thrives, careers grow, and individuals are valued. Join us as we continue to lead innovation and tackle the most pressing challenges in national security.

Role

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our dynamic team at Clarity Innovations. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in developing innovative products and contributing to the success of our projects

The individual will be responsible for creating mobile and web MVP solutions, including designing front-end applications, implementing security standards, and updating software databases, all under the guidance of the assigned Product Owner. The individual MUST have strong experience in developing full-stack applications, with a particular focus on front-end development, building intuitive user interfaces, integrating with back-end services, and ensuring a seamless user experience across web applications. Additionally, the individual SHALL proactively recommend and implement improvements to existing software applications as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develops, and tests software for Air Force-based products. 
• Develops both front-end and back-end of software MVPs, components, and tools that can be leveraged to create new mobile and web applications. 
• Collaborate in formulating strategies for rapid MVP development, ensuring efficient and scalable solutions that align with project goals and timelines
• Will adhere to plans, road maps, software design strategies. Helps to design and develop software requirements for Air Force based products including the software architectures, APIs, frameworks, and libraries. 
• Analyzes and decomposes activities and requirements to software designs that are allocated across systems components/sub-components, classification system levels, etc. 
• Works with Product Managers, UX Designers and other engineers to help in composing cohesive and sound software designs that form the basis of scalable software solutions. 
• Helps to optimize software designs and architectures to deliver desired performance targets. Captures, develops, and reports reference architectures and documenting compliance standards.  
• Junior engineers SHALL be proficient in discussing future limitations and a forward-thinking approach in resolving roadblocks presented by current strategy 
• Stays informed on latest software architectures and trends from design patterns to DevSecOps and systems architecture patterns. 
• Aids in making technical decisions in order to integrate systems to the cloud 
• Optimizes software designs and architectures to deliver desired performance targets and devises tooling and methodologies to profile execution and capture performance metrics. 
• Implements and practices DevOps Enablement and helps more junior/less experienced developers to do same 
• Is a mentor to other engineers regarding troubleshooting techniques, design patterns, and testing strategies. 

Requirements

• Experience building modern front-end applications using frameworks like React.js, Node.js, and other JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Vue, Angular), or equivalent experience.
• Experience integrating web applications with GraphQL and/or REST APIs
• Be a hands-on engineer spending significant percentage of their time writing code or debugging tricky issues
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals – object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm -design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
• Proficiency with JavaScript, Java, and preferably one more programming language (Python, etc.)
• Proficiency with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
• MUST be eligible to obtain a minimum of a Secret clearance.
• Required: Strong communication/general soft skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Proven ability to work effectively with remote development teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience. 
• Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and processes such as Git, Concourse, GitLabCI, SonarQube, Fortify, and ThreadFix
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases
• Experience with Scrum, or other agile methodologies
• Experience with Typescript
• Experience with backend runtimes and frameworks like Node.js, Spring, Spring Boot, Django, Flask, etc.
• Experience authoring experience in Javascript, Java, or other languages. (Unit tests, Integration tests, and Journey tests)
• SHALL conduct themselves at all times in a professional and respectful manner
• SHALL give and receive feedback in a respectful and professional manner 
• SHALL be a “team player” and contribute to “can-do” culture
• SHALL be eager to learn and be mentored by more senior engineers

We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.