Entry Level - Associate Software Developer

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Come and lay the groundwork for your career at MITRE. You’ll work on diverse projects that support our Government sponsors and benefit from numerous learning and growth opportunities. You will also be part of our New Professionals Program, where you’ll receive mentorship from experienced staff, gain exposure to MITRE work across all our domains, and continue your growth and learning through various educational and training programs.

Our workplace reflects our values. We want you to start and grow your career at MITRE so that you can experience the gratifying work, our competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth.

Roles & Responsibilities :

As a Software Developer at MITRE, you will enjoy a collaborative environment where you work closely with others in an organization that encourages and values collaboration, mentoring, and continuous learning. You will have the opportunity to leverage and grow your hands-on software engineering expertise as you contribute to real challenges across a variety of domains. As part of the Software Engineering Innovation Center, you will develop your software architecture and engineering skills while delivering computing capabilities to address the challenges of our sponsors.

While responding to these challenges, you will leverage and grow your hands-on skills with software design and development, engaging in the full software engineering lifecycle using modern technologies.

You will gain experience with one or more of the following :

• Cloud Engineering
• DevSecOps
• Full-Stack Development
• Embedded Systems and Internet of Things
• Practical Applications of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
• Familiarity with user-centered design principles as applied throughout the software development cycle
• Develops wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas
• Mission-based software engineering and deployment

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s) :

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s) :

Salary compensation range and midpoint :

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Work Location Type : Hybrid

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