This role pays less than
95%
of similar roles. Most pay
$121,812–$198,040
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$88k
versus about
$160k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
General Dynamics currently has
1002 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$124,397–$151,803
across 919 roles with salary data.
The Entry Level Software Engineer joins the engineering team to design, develop, test, and maintain software solutions supporting the NOSIS program. Working within an Agile development environment, this individual contributes to full-stack development across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers while participating in code reviews, sprint planning, and continuous integration pipelines. The role involves system integration, RESTful API design, and containerized deployments. Key technical skills include JavaScript, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, Go, and Java for backend microservices. Additionally, the candidate will utilize Docker for containerization and may work with GitOps tools like FluxCD, message queues such as RabbitMQ or Kafka, and observability stacks including Prometheus and Grafana. The position focuses on developing mission-critical defense systems to solve complex technical challenges within the national security domain.
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