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At Whitespace, we use our Iris platform to uncover hidden relationships and patterns of life (POL) at machine speed, enhancing mission performance like never before. Our Worldline platform takes it a step further by creating a digital twin of POL, observed through synthetic sensors, to boost training, readiness, and mission planning solutions.\nWe're looking for talented software engineers to help customize Worldline for a special project. Worldline generates synthetic, large-scale, geo-tagged data to simulate human activity, curated by experts to ensure realism while maintaining ethical standards. This state-of-the-art platform is used in AI, data science, higher education, technology demonstrations, and geospatial intelligence, pushing the boundaries of location intelligence and data modeling.\nYou'll be supporting a research and development project under the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), whose mission is to lead the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for air, space, and cyberspace forces. AFRL is at the forefront of modern technology, delivering innovative solutions that provide a strategic advantage to the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.\nIf you're passionate about making a difference in the world and being part of groundbreaking technology in national security, this position is for you!\nThis position is 100% remote! We're looking for a candidate who is a U.S. citizen and resides in the contiguous United States. You'll be a W-2 employee of GeoDelphi, Inc., and we do not accept third-party applications. This role requires less than 10% travel, including a two-week stay in Rome, NY, and occasional trips to the DMV area to collaborate with the managing team.\nThis position is a mid-to-senior level non-management Software Engineer.\nRequirements\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nResearch, develop, design, modify, write, implement, and test software geared towards population simulation\nWork with customers/end users to define project requirements and turn those requirements into an achievable timeline\nCollaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in back-end development tools and technologies\nWrite well-designed, testable, and efficient code in various languages, primarily Java.\nRecommend changes to improve established application processes\nPrepare and produce releases of software components\nProvide technical support and consultation for application and infrastructure questions\nEXPERIENCE\nMust have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a software engineering role \nExperience in designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production software\nAssist in defining architecture requirements and establishing standards for design and development.\nConsults with management and customers regarding product feasibility and viability of product plans and designs\nFactor emerging technologies and product supportability into design and implementation.\nStrong coding abilities emphasizing quality and testability in your work.\nUtilize programming languages such as Java and Python\nStrong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes\nDemonstrated experience with continuous integration and software CM processes/tools (GitLab, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Nexus, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools)\nExperience with SQL and NoSQL databases and query optimization\nProvides product demonstrations and participates in trade shows, seminars, industry panels, and user group meetings.\nExperience in acquiring client requirements and resolving workflow problems through automation optimization\nInteracts with customers regarding strategies, requirements, problem-solving, and support.\nDESIRED SKILLS\nBachelor’s Degree is desired but not required. Will consider experience in lieu of a degree. \nExperience with population simulation, or other data simulation \nExperience leading a software development effort across the full spectrum of government Modeling and Simulation environments.\nExperience with geospatial engineering \nExperience with Big Data processing tools, such as Spark/Hadoop, Google’s BigQuery, AWS’s Athena and EMR\nExperience with public clouds such as AWS, Google, Azure\nStrong data visualization skills\nBenefits\nGEODELPHI BENEFITS\nMedical, Dental, and Vision plans\nUnlimited PTO\nFederal Holiday Paid Leave\n12 weeks of paid Parental Leave\nEmployer Paid STD/LTD\nEmployer Paid Life Insurance\n401K plan and Employer Match\nProfessional Development Assistance\nEquity Incentive Plan \nWho we are:\nGeoDelphi, Inc. dba Whitespace is building AI solutions for global leaders. Recognized as the most innovative company in the Geospatial Industry, Whitespace exponentially accelerates speed-to-answer with powerful analytics, high-cadence data feeds, and human expert-machine teaming. Our answers are rooted in truth data about human activity, delivering reliable decision advantage that keeps pace with world events. Whitespace is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. For further information, visit: http://www.inthewhitespace.com.\nGeoDelphi, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. 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