Full Stack Junior

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  Vantor is a place for problem solvers changemakers and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently and in doing so be seen differently. Come be part of a mission not just a job where you can: Shape your own future build the next big thing and change the world.

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Vantor is currently seeking a junior-level Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our team. This role will be performed in our Vantor facility located in Herndon Virginia.  

As a Vantor team member you will have the opportunity to closely support our mission partners and your work will have direct mission impact.  In this role you'll work closely with other software developers as well our infrastructure and cybersecurity teams leveraging open-source tools to create and maintain a diverse range of applications served out to thousands of users. 

About Us:   

• We are a multi-faceted software development and systems administration team working to build and maintain software applications backed by a self-managed on-prem private cloud and big data stack housing over 15 petabytes of data  

• Our diverse background of experience in mission support and software development serves as a catalyst to solve unique and challenging technical problems in support of special operations analysts and their on-going activities. 

• Rapid development and frequent iterative feedback are core to our delivery approach anchored by a need to work quickly in support of our mission customers 

What You’ll Be Doing:  Developing web applications for real-time query and analysis of our petabyte-scale data store creating distributed analytics purpose-built to support our mission partners and helping to construct new and maintain existing data pipelines tasked with automatically retrieving and ingesting data. 

Your Career: We’re very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Supporting our people in the pursuit of becoming true experts in their craft enables not only individual growth but also the collective team to have a high degree of mission impact. We strive to create an environment where team members can do their best work. We provide resources to support learning set aside time for dedicated professional development and offer benefits that enrich our team members’ lives. 

Minimum Requirements:   

• Must be a US citizen. 

• Current Top Secret security clearance w/ SCI Eligibility and willing to get a CI poly. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Information Systems Software Engineering or a related field (4 additional years of experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree. A Master's degree may count as an additional 2 years of experience.).  

• 2 years demonstrated experience with programming design and development.  

• In-depth knowledge in Python Java or similar programming language. 

• Working knowledge of containerization (Docker Podman) and container orchestration (Kubernetes Nomad etc). 

• Experience with ORM software (Django SQLAlchemy Hibernate etc) 

• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems (navigating the filesystem common management commands etc) 

• Understanding of TCP/IP networking and working knowledge of remote system workflows (SSH port forwarding server/client architecture etc) 

• Exposure to building and supporting solutions in a cloud like environment (such as OpenStack).  

• Working knowledge of agile software development practices and tools such as GitLab 

• Must be able to work on-site in Hendon VA. 

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Experience deploying maintaining and utilizing an Elasticsearch cluster. 

• Experience with Spark. 

• Experience with Hadoop (HDFS YARN) 

• Experience using Python web frameworks (Django FastAPI etc) 

• Experience with front-end development using React Angular or other JS framework. 

• API Rest Framework development/maintenance. 

• Data flow orchestration using Nifi or similar. 

• Experience with provision and configuration management tools such as Ansible Terraform or similar. 

• You are a creative and driven problem-solver who wants to apply breakthrough technologies to support a platform actively used by thousands of users supporting mission. 

• Strong verbal written and organizational skills. 

Pay Transparency: In support of pay transparency at Vantor we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings.  The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors including but not limited to the experience qualifications knowledge skills geographic work location and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience qualifications knowledge and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

The base pay for this position within California Colorado Hawaii New Jersey the Washington DC metropolitan area and for all other states is:

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard including a robust 401(k) with company match mental health resources and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.  If the job is reposted regardless of reason it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

The date of posting can be found on Vantor's Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply submit your application via Vantor's Career page.

EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected valued and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

What We Do

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence to unlock a more autonomous interoperable world. We empower decision makers and operators with the clarity they need to navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Our AI-powered spatial intelligence platform fuses data from the world’s highest-resolution satellites with real-time sensor feeds from space air and ground to create the most accurate living digital replica of Earth.

Why Work With Us

Vantor is a place for problem solvers changemakers and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently and in doing so be seen differently. Come be part of a mission not just a job where you can: Shape your own future build the next big thing and change the world.

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