Mid-Level Analytics Software Engineer

Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

The Mid-Level Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex, high-performance software systems based on documented requirements. This role encompasses end-to-end software development across demanding domains, including processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, real-time architectures, manipulation of extremely large data sets, and enterprise-grade business management information systems.

Operating both independently and in cross-functional engineering teams, the engineer participates directly in systems-level design decisions. Key responsibilities include evaluating hardware/software trade-offs, driving software reuse, assessing Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) integration versus greenfield development, and synthesizing system-level requirements into component-level designs.

The annual base salary range for this role is $149,000-$176,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

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Required Skills

Language Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in at least two core systems/data languages (e.g., C++, Java, Python, or Go).Algorithm & Data Structure Design: Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, computational complexity, memory management, and algorithm optimization.

Large-Scale Data Manipulation

Demonstrated experience working with high-volume, high-velocity data pipelines, memory-mapped files, or distributed data frameworks.

Testing & Quality Assurance

Proven capability writing automated unit tests, integration harnesses, and mocking frameworks; experience generating formal test reports against strict requirements.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 7+ years of professional experience in data science, NLP, or software engineering OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 11+ years of specialized technical experience in lieu of a degree.

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Desired Skills

COTS/GOTS Integration: Direct background evaluating, integrating, and configuring COTS and GOTS software components into secure operational baselines.

Real-Time & Embedded Systems

Practical experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS), low-latency network sockets, multi-threaded concurrency, or kernel-space tuning.

Distributed Analytics Engines

Hands-on familiarity with distributed analytics platforms and stream processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, Hadoop).

Containerization & Orchestration

Experience containerizing complex applications using Docker and deploying to orchestrators such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.

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About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry.

We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave.

That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1!

Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.

Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.