Principal Software Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: MacDill AFB, FLTampa, FL
Salary: $112,840–$143,750 / yr
Posted: 78 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays less than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $128k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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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 1377 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,093–$150,385 across 1184 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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The Principle Software Engineer joins the software engineering team to support an internet-based social media program. This role involves developing tools and applications for content creation, translation workflows, approval processes, and audience engagement tracking. The engineer will build systems for metrics management, user interaction monitoring, and analytics while ensuring software performance and compliance. Key responsibilities include coding web applications using Ruby on Rails or Django/Python on Linux, deployed in AWS environments with MySQL and Redshift databases. The position requires expertise in AWS Lambda, EC2, S3, and RDS, alongside proficiency in Agile project management and the software development lifecycle. Candidates will use Confluence, Jira, and Slack to collaborate on scalable, secure systems that improve data ingestion, transformation, and reporting for social media operations.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.

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Skills

Python Ruby on Rails Django AWS Lambda EC2 S3 RDS Redshift MySQL Linux Agile SDLC Confluence Jira Slack Networking

What you'll do

Code tools and applications to support content dissemination, translation, approval, and publication processes.
Develop capabilities to manage metrics data, user comments, and social media engagement analytics.
Build and operate scalable, secure web applications using Ruby on Rails or Django/Python on Linux.
Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure and databases within AWS environments using MySQL and Redshift.
Provide Python-based support for database engineering efforts and AWS Lambda integrations.
Design and refine tools to improve data ingestion, transformation, reporting, and analytics workflows.
Perform software testing to verify performance and compliance with functional requirements.
Refine requirements and provide technical recommendations to stakeholders to improve platform effectiveness.

What we're looking for

US Citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
Active DoD Secret clearance is preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field is required.
10+ years of related software development experience is required.
Experience with Ruby on Rails or Django/Python is required.
Experience with AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, Redshift) and Linux-based development is required.
Experience with cloud-based web applications or data engineering tools is highly desirable (preferred).

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