Senior Mobile Developer (Android)

This position requires active U.S. national security clearance and the ability to obtain one. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link. Additionally travel may be required to customer and subcontractor sites as well as other office locations.

Hypergiant an Accelint company empowers forward-thinking organizations with AI-driven solutions to stay ahead. Our geographic presence spans the U.S. and allied partners with facilities in key Defense Technology hubs from Southern California to Washington D.C. We provide large enterprises across industries like the Defense Department energy healthcare and aviation with bespoke technology solutions cutting-edge advice and deployment expertise needed to harness the value out of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. At our core we are military experts researchers and technologists who want to accelerate intelligence to deliver strategic insights that turn future challenges into todays opportunities.

We are looking for a Senior Mobile Developer to work alongside our balanced agile delivery teams on highly complex DoD projects specifically the development of command and control (C2) software for mobile platforms. Hypergiant with its partners is building an innovative cloud-based command and control system that seamlessly integrates existing capabilities and provides automation that improves the efficiency and effectiveness of mission planning and execution. A perfect candidate is able to write high-quality code integrate with partner capability providers and ensure code and product quality. This position will work alongside our development team and other capability providers on highly complex DoD projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and develop Android applications and plugins for the ATAK/TAK ecosystem
• Implement geospatial data visualization and mapping functionality in an ATAK-based application
• Integrate with multiple data sources and use ATAK and web-native communication protocols
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to create intuitive tactical interfaces
• Ensure applications meet security requirements and compliance standards
• Support deployment and maintenance of applications in operational environments
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of reusable component libraries and shared codebase
• Write high-quality code applying best practices coding standards and design patterns
• Participate in the entire software development lifecycle including requirement gathering design development testing and deployment using an agile iterative process
• Participate in code reviews and ensure code quality through effective testing strategies
• Collaborate with developers designers testers project managers product managers and project sponsors
• Team with other developers fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth

Required Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of professional mobile software development experience (5 with a STEM B.S.)
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience developing applications or plugins for the Android Team Awareness Kit / Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) environment
• Able to develop organized accessible and performant apps using Java and Kotlin
• Solid understanding of the ATAK SDK Android Studio and plugin architecture
• Proficient with version control systems (e.g. Git) and effective collaborative development workflows
• Experience managing robust build (e.g. Gradle) & test tools implementing workflow automations and managing dependencies
• Demonstrated familiarity with cloud platforms and deployment strategies (cloud architect or operations certification is a plus)
• Understanding of multi-threading asynchronous programming and Android security concepts
• Must be a US Citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a US DOD Security Clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with developing applications for CivTAK / WinTAK or managing and deploying TAK Server
• Experience developing progressive web applications (PWA) or touchscreen friendly native applications
• Experience with CoT (cursor on target) message format or related protocols
• Experience developing React applications in Typescript and/or Javascript
• Familiarity with HTML CSS and WebGL based libraries (e.g. ThreeJS Mapbox GL JS)
• Familiarity with security and data protections concepts and methods
• Geospatial information systems (GIS) experience (e.g. PostGIS GeoServer)
• Familiarity with cloud-native geospatial data formats like KML geoJSON geoParquet geoArrow
• Knowledge of military standards and protocols (MIL-STD STANAG)
• Experience with hardware integration (GPS sensors radios)
• Experience with real-time data streaming and WebSocket implementations
• Familiarity with DevOps CI/CD and containerization technology (e.g. Docker Kubernetes)
• A portfolio of past projects with code samples or GitHub links
• Previous experience in aerospace defense or critical infrastructure sectors
• Penchant for learning new technologies balanced with strong pragmatic thinking
• Ability to make effective architecture decisions and document them clearly
• Design-minded attention to detail in user interface implementation
• Ability to travel as needed
• Active US DOD Security Clearance

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