Software Engineer TS/SCI

***All Candidates must be US Citizens and possess a Top Secret Security Clearance***

Vega is  seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our team in St. Louis supporting a mission-critical geospatial application. This role requires strong full-stack Python experience, with a focus on API development, Kubernetes deployment, and modern DevOps practices to accelerate delivery. The engineer will work with an existing code base learning it quickly, manipulating it for adjacent use cases, and implementing new features that advance mission capabilities. A background in geospatial systems, imagery acquisition, and geometry is a significant plus. Candidates must be passionate about modern architectures, able to adapt quickly to existing systems, and excited to tackle challenging technical problems for our mission users.

Required Skills

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field with 5+ years of software engineering experience, OR Masters degree in a technical field with 3+ years of software engineering experience.

• Strong full-stack Python development experience

• Experience building and maintaining APIs (ex. FastAPI)

• Experience with Kubernetes and DevOps practices to support rapid deployment and sustainment.

• Proven ability to work with pre-existing code bases, understand them quickly, and adapt functionality for new use cases.

• Experience with web services architecture, design, and development.

• Background working in secure cloud environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, C2S).

Nice to Have

• Understanding of geospatial systems, including imagery acquisition, geometry, and related workflows.

• Familiarity with geospatial data tools and libraries (e.g., PostGIS, ArcGIS, GDAL).

• Prior exposure to DoD/IC mission applications.