Full-Stack Software Engineer (Data Pipeline Focus) at Neural Solutions (Annapolis Junction, MD)
Neural Solutions· Annapolis Junction, MD·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
Description In this role, you'll contribute across the stack: developing ingest pipelines, building scalable REST APIs, and facilitating data exploration and understanding. The platform supports large-scale data ingestion, complex queries, and interactive analysis. While your primary focus will be on the data-pipeline layer, you’ll collaborate closely with other sub-teams to ensure end-to-end functionality and performance. We’re looking for someone excited to work across the system and to improve team processes and tooling, especially for faster integration of new data sources.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of data-processing workflows
- Manage all aspects of the data-processing lifecycle (collection, discovery, analysis, cleaning, modeling, transformation, enrichment, validation)
- Develop and maintain data models and JSON Schemas to ensure integrity and consistency
- Collaborate with analysts and engineers to meet data requirements
- Manage and optimize data storage/retrieval in Elasticsearch and Dgraph (plus MongoDB and Redis)
- Orchestrate dataflow using Apache NiFi
- Mentor teammates on best practices for data processing and software engineering
- Use AI platforms to support hybrid automated/manual data transformation, code generation, and schema management
- Work with analysts, product owners, and engineers to ensure solutions meet operational needs
- Propose and implement process improvements for faster delivery of new data sources
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong data-wrangling and dataflow background (discovery, mining, cleaning, exploration, enrichment, validation)
- Proficiency in JSON and JSON Schemas (or similar)
- Solid data-modeling experience
- Experience with NoSQL databases (Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, graph DBs)
- Familiarity with dataflow tools such as Apache NiFi
- Extensive experience in Python or Java (both preferred)
- Experience using generative AI for code and data transformation
- Git for version control; Maven for build automation
- Comfortable in a Linux development environment
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
Nice to Have
- Experience with various corporate data formats
- Knowledge of Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Proficiency in Java/Spring (Boot, MVC/REST, Security, Data)
- AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda) experience
- API design for data services
- Frontend experience (modern JS + Vue.js or similar)
- CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins), automated testing (JUnit)
- Docker, Kubernetes, and other containerization tech
- DevOps tools (Packer, Terraform, Ansible)
Qualifications
- 12+ years of relevant experience and a B.S. in a technical discipline
- (Four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree)
Why work at Neural Solutions
- Mission Impact: Work directly contributes to national security and the protection of critical infrastructure — a rare opportunity for engineers and data scientists to see their code make a tangible difference neuralsolutions.ai.
- Elite Colleagues: Join a team of top-tier engineers, data scientists, and security experts who are "passionate about solving hard problems" neuralsolutions.ai.
- Cutting-Edge Challenges: Work on the most advanced AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity problems facing government agencies and defense organizations neuralsolutions.ai.
- Growth & Development: Continuous learning opportunities, exposure to emerging technologies, and clear career advancement in a fast-growing company neuralsolutions.ai.
- Work Policy: Not explicitly stated; all current open positions require a security clearance, suggesting on-site or secure facility work is likely.
- Culture: Described as lean, agile, and mission-focused with core values of integrity, excellence, innovation, and security neuralsolutions.ai.