About the position
Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings. We are seeking talented front end software engineers with strong computer science and design backgrounds for complex and challenging projects. As a front end developer you will be responsible for designing and implementing frontend web applications for simulation and optimization software that incorporates probabilistic models of physical systems. Project teams range from 2 to 20 people and include a mix of Research Scientists, Software Engineers. Each team member is involved in the entire problem-solving process, from initial concept through data visualization and analysis, algorithm design, exploratory prototyping, software implementation, demonstration, and deployment. Roles within a team are flexible, giving employees space to contribute to their areas of strength, and to develop new skills. The ideal candidate has experience in UI/UX design as well as front end web application development.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and NodeJS experience
- Java, or Python programming experience
- Familiarity with web application design and front-end development in any frameworks/languages
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED: Successful candidates will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Spring Boot, React, Redux, WebGL and/or OpenGL
- Experience designing and implementing user interfaces
- Ability to troubleshoot and optimize web pages for security and responsiveness
- Experience with frontend testing and mocking frameworks
- Familiarity with backend development, API design, and any relational or document database system
