Whitespace
Whitespace
Whitespace develops intelligence analysis technology for defense and national intelligence operators. Its flagship product, Iris, is an intelligence analysis agent designed to provide answers on mission timelines using activity-based intelligence tradecraft. The company also offers Worldline, a city-scale digital twin that models populations and real sensor activity, enabling analysts to train and operators to rehearse missions without exposing live operations to unnecessary risk. Whitespace has supported the intelligence community since 2017 and highlights direct intelligence mission experience as an important part of its team and hiring context.

Software Engineer, Synthetic Geospatial Data (Remote)

Customize Whitespace’s AI-driven Worldline platform to support synthetic geospatial data simulation. Contribute to Air Force Research Laboratory research and development for national security missions.

Description

  • Develop and test software for population simulation.
  • Define project requirements and achievable delivery timelines with customers and end users.
  • Partner with Agile teams on back-end solution design, development, testing, implementation, and support.
  • Create efficient, testable software, primarily in Java.
  • Identify enhancements to established application processes.
  • Prepare and deliver software component releases.
  • Provide technical guidance on application and infrastructure questions.
  • Advise management and customers on product feasibility, plans, and designs.
  • Apply emerging technologies and supportability considerations to software design and implementation.
  • Demonstrate products and participate in trade shows, seminars, industry panels, and user group meetings.
  • Work with customers on strategy, requirements, problem-solving, and support.
  • Contribute to an Air Force Research Laboratory research and development project.
  • Customize Worldline for a special project using synthetic, large-scale, geo-tagged data.

Requirements

  • Hold an active TS/SCI clearance or qualify to obtain one.
  • Be a U.S. citizen.
  • Reside in the contiguous United States.
  • Bring at least five years of software engineering experience.
  • Have experience designing, building, scaling, and maintaining production software.
  • Have experience defining architecture requirements and setting design and development standards.
  • Demonstrate strong coding skills with an emphasis on quality and testability.
  • Program in Java and Python.
  • Understand DevOps and software application development practices.
  • Have experience with continuous integration and software configuration management, including GitLab, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, and Nexus.
  • Work with SQL and NoSQL databases, including query optimization.
  • Gather client requirements and resolve workflow issues through automation improvements.
  • A bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required; relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
  • Have experience with population simulation or other forms of data simulation.
  • Have led software development in government modeling and simulation environments.
  • Have experience in geospatial engineering.
  • Have worked with Big Data tools such as Spark, Hadoop, Google BigQuery, AWS Athena, and EMR.
  • Have experience with public cloud platforms including AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
  • Possess strong data visualization skills.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Unlimited paid time off.
  • Paid federal holiday leave.
  • Twelve weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Employer-paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
  • Employer-paid life insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • Professional development assistance.
  • Equity incentive plan.

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