Job Description

Job Description

There are jobs. Then there are careers that foster you to be a force for good in the world. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) is a world-leading safety research center working with car companies, suppliers, and government agencies to bring about the safe development and deployment of automated vehicles on our roadways. Transportation is under transformation, so every day we are approaching problems differently to make a difference in the world (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4VWviw5JA).

VTTI seeks a qualified, ambitious senior web and mobile application developer who is interested in answering complex questions surrounding connected and automated vehicle systems. The candidate should be an experienced software developer / engineer capable of working independently and with multidisciplinary teams to improve transportation safety through cutting-edge research and development of emerging technologies in smart cities, connected vehicles, automated vehicles, and transportation safety applications.

You will work to design, develop, and enhance complex software to support transportation research projects. This entails undertaking the design, coding, unit testing, and integration testing activities to ensure that each assignment is completed on time and meets the expectations of the user. You will iteratively act in concert with the research teams and sponsors to define project goals and technical specifications; to create/refine project plans and milestones; and to integrate these goals, specifications, and timeline to achieve the overall objective. You will use unit tests and CI tools to maintain rigorous coding standards.

Candidates are expected to take responsibility for their projects and perform their assignments with minimal supervision. They will receive technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and work is reviewed for application of sound professional judgment. The position may supervise/mentor/train and coordinate the work of technicians, graduate research assistants and others who assist in specific assignments.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science/Engineering or comparable with exception for a lesser degree with substantial experience.
• Experience with one or more web and/or mobile application development platforms.
• Must have a strong work ethic and be able to work independently with little supervision.
• Demonstrated experience and interest in achieving good UI/UX design.
• Experience writing software in Kotlin, TypeScript, Dart, C#, and/or Python
• Experience with SQL
• Strong understanding of OOP concepts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Android and/or iOS
• Experience with the Flutter cross platform SDK.
• Experience with React, Angular, Typescript or other front-end web technologies.
• Experience with REST APIs, client/server architectures, and server-side technologies.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD.
• A strong understanding of functional programming concepts
• Experience with reactive streams and functional reactive programming