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Captivation Software

Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/Apache Airflow/SQL/Jupyter Notebook/NumPy/JSON

Annapolis Junction, MD$130k–$270kmidAdded 3 days ago

About this role

Senior software engineer role focused on designing and optimizing data ingress/egress pathways using Apache Spark, Airflow, and distributed processing technologies. Requires extensive experience with dataflow design and analytics workload processing in a cleared government environment.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement efficient data ingress/egress pathways for analytics workloads
  • Develop and optimize Apache Spark-based distributed processing solutions
  • Create and manage Apache Airflow DAGs for workflow orchestration and scheduling
  • Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate processes and data handling
  • Design and implement data quality validation and anomaly detection mechanisms
  • Collaborate on complex data engineering projects requiring SQL and data transformation

What they're looking for

  • Apache Spark and distributed big data processing
  • Apache Airflow (DAG design, scheduling, operators, sensors)
  • Python and Java software development
  • Linux CLI and Bash scripting
  • SQL (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL)
  • Data wrangling with pandas and NumPy
  • Git source control
  • Jupyter Notebook
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Captivation Software

Captivation Software builds high-performance computing and secure analytics infrastructure for mission-critical government programs, specializing in HPC testing, enterprise dataflow architectures, and cleared defense systems. The company is hiring senior test engineers, systems engineers, and technical leaders with deep expertise in Linux, cloud infrastructure, and security clearances to validate systems and architect solutions for intelligence community operations.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience designing Apache Airflow DAGs for complex workflows—what patterns have you used to handle dependencies and monitoring?
  • Tell us about a time you optimized data ingress or egress pathways in a distributed system; what bottlenecks did you encounter and how did you resolve them?
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