Software Engineer – Enterprise Applications

Company Overview
ACS (Allen Control Systems) is a defense technology company building precision robotic systems for the United States and its allies. Founded by two former U.S. Navy electrical engineers with deep experience in robotics and software ACS brings together AI computer vision precision motion and advanced hardware to solve complex defense challenges across land air and maritime environments.

Our flagship product Bullfrog is an autonomous precision weapon system that transforms existing weapons into highly accurate counter-drone systems giving warfighters a scalable cost-effective response to one of the fastest-growing threats on the modern battlefield. Bullfrog is deployed with U.S. forces and ACS works with organizations throughout the U.S. military and national security community.

Following a $200 million Series B at a $2.2 billion valuation ACS is rapidly expanding manufacturing accelerating Bullfrog deployments and developing the next generation of autonomous battlefield systems. This is an opportunity to join a proven fast-moving team and help scale technology with direct real-world impact on national security.

ACS is headquartered in Austin Texas with additional operations in Alexandria Virginia; Mountain View California; and Huntsville Alabama. For more information visit .

Position Overview:

We are seeking a motivated Software Engineer I/II to join our Enterprise Applications team. In this role you will help develop enhance and support internal and business-facing applications that enable critical operations across the organization.

You will work alongside experienced engineers business systems professionals and cross-functional stakeholders to build software solutions integrate enterprise platforms troubleshoot issues and improve existing applications. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career software engineer looking to gain hands-on experience with enterprise systems and full-stack development while continuing to grow their technical skills.

What Youll Do:

• Develop test and maintain applications and software components across the technology stack.

• Enhance existing applications by implementing new features resolving defects and improving usability and performance.

• Work with engineers and business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Build and maintain integrations between enterprise applications using APIs and other integration methods.

• Support enterprise platforms such as Odoo ERP workflow and other internal business systems.

• Write clean maintainable and well-documented code following established development standards.

• Troubleshoot application issues and assist with identifying root causes and implementing solutions.

• Develop and maintain database queries application logic APIs and user interfaces.

• Participate in code reviews testing sprint planning and other Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) activities.

• Create and maintain technical documentation for applications integrations and development processes.

• Learn and apply software engineering best practices related to testing security performance and maintainability.

• Collaborate with more experienced engineers and contribute ideas for improving applications and development processes.

What Youll Need:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• 2-4 years of professional software development experience.

• Experience with Python.

• Familiarity with modern web development concepts and front-end technologies such as React Angular HTML CSS or JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Basic knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL SQL Server or MySQL including writing SQL queries.

• Familiarity with REST APIs and basic application integration concepts.

• Experience using version control tools such as Git.

• Understanding of fundamental software development concepts including testing debugging object-oriented programming and source control.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an eagerness to learn new technologies.

• Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with both technical and non-technical team members.

Youll Stand Out:

• Internship academic or professional experience developing business or enterprise applications.

• Exposure to ERP CRM manufacturing workflow automation or other enterprise systems.

• Experience with Python and PostgreSQL.

• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or GCP.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps concepts.

• Experience working with APIs or integrating multiple applications.

• Familiarity with Docker or containerized applications.

• Basic understanding of application security concepts such as authentication authorization and data protection.

• Experience working in an Agile or Scrum development environment.

• Interest in learning how software supports business processes across areas such as manufacturing supply chain finance engineering and operations.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary

• ACS Equity Package

• Health Dental Vision Insurance

• Paid Time Off

Allen Control Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Allen Control Systems prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Required Experience:

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