Software Engineer SME
American Systems
Clarksburg, WV · Posted September 29, 2026
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About the job
Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
Responsibilities
Perform system engineering and develop the multimedia review tool using agile methodology to integrate bug fixes, security enhancements, and new capabilities.
Act as a subject matter expert for all portions of the multimedia review tool code base and lead a team of developers to implement new features and resolve software issues.
Deliver multimedia review tool builds using agile processes, providing incremental builds based on agreed-upon MXU requirements.
Develop and enhance the multimedia review tool to visually display, correlate, and report multimedia data based on metadata and analytic results.
Integrate the ingestion workflow with other MXU systems to seamlessly transfer data and processing results between systems that may be geographically separated with limited bandwidth.
Integrate MXU analytics to enable users to view images quickly and intuitively.
Perform system engineering and system administration to deploy the multimedia review tool to all MXU-designated development and operational environments.
Maintain multimedia review tool deployments across various infrastructures, ensuring the tool remains consistent with all policies, procedures, and requirements.
Provide level-of-effort and timing estimates during planning sessions.
Qualifications
Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI access.
10+ years of experience in software development, including in-depth knowledge of multimedia processing, analysis, and data management.
Direct and recent experience building a petabyte-scale multimedia analysis platform.
Experience developing and maintaining applications that handle petabyte-scale data and high-throughput processing.
Proficiency in Java and front-end technologies, including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Vue.
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
Demonstrated ability to lead a technical team, including setting goals, assigning tasks, and driving projects to completion.
Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex software issues.
Experience with user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, ensuring tools are accessible and efficient for end users.
Relevant certifications in technical architecture or software engineering preferred.
Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $125,000.00/Yr. - USD $135,000/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.
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