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Metron

Mid-Level Software Engineer

Reston, VAmidAdded today

About this role

Metron seeks a mid-level software engineer to design and develop production-quality software for mission-critical simulation, optimization, and decision-support applications. You'll translate advanced algorithms and research prototypes into reliable, maintainable systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a national security environment.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain production-quality software for mission-oriented analysis, simulation, and decision support
  • Transform technically sophisticated algorithms and research prototypes into usable software applications
  • Improve software quality through thoughtful design, testing, documentation, and engineering practices
  • Develop responsive frontends that present complex data and workflows intuitively to users
  • Contribute across full development lifecycle from concept through deployment and sustainment
  • Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and end users to understand needs and deliver practical solutions

What they're looking for

  • Object-oriented design and software development
  • Backend software and API development
  • Java, C++, Rust, or comparable programming languages
  • Multi-threaded and concurrent programming
  • TypeScript and React or modern frontend frameworks
  • 3D, geospatial, or high-performance visualization technologies
  • Data-intensive and distributed systems
  • Cloud and containerized deployment (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
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Metron

Metron develops advanced software solutions and systems for national security challenges, including cloud-based planning platforms, autonomous robotics algorithms, and network infrastructure. The company is hiring Software Engineers, Network Engineers, and Autonomous Systems Software Engineers to build and maintain complex systems across multiple locations.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience translating research prototypes or algorithms into production software—what were the key challenges and how did you address them?
  • Tell us about a time you had to balance code quality and maintainability with project timelines. How did you make those tradeoffs?
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