Software Developer

Do you have an interest in software development and analysis? Do you want to grow with a company that has the same passion? Do you enjoy reaching goals and being a part of a high-performing research team?

If you have problem-solving skills and want to be a part of a growing company, named one of Dayton’s “Best Places to Work" in 2021 and 2022, winner of two 2022 Gold Stevie Awards for Organization of the Year (Medium Non-Profit) and Government Sales and Customer Service, and winner of the ESGR Above and Beyond Award, then we would love to talk with you!

Parallax Advanced Research is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute based in Dayton, Ohio. We operate our mission nationally, which is to deliver innovative research and provide technology, human, and business solutions via The Science of Intelligent Teaming™ for government, industry, and academic clients with critical challenges. Our vision is to advance the Nation's innovation advantage through our work. Our services include applied research in the areas of artificial intelligence, autonomy, human-machine teaming, and unmanned aerial systems. We also manage a suite of entrepreneurial-focused networks, including the Ohio Federal Research Network and Launch Dayton programs. In 2023, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) became wholly affiliated with Parallax, expanding the organization's services to include space and aerospace advanced technology research and development.

As a Software Developer, you will be working with other software developers and researchers, program managers, the VP & Division Manager of Research Development Testing & Evaluation, and Parallax clients. When working with your team, you will provide software research and development based on project needs.

In this position, you will not only be developing software and conducting research and development, but also be providing analysis and recommendations, algorithm design, and infrastructure configuration.

In addition to that, a typical day-in-the-life of a Parallax Software Developer includes:

• Developing software to support research and technology development needs. Actively participate in developing computational system requirements based on project needs, develop algorithm designs based on requirements, rapidly implement algorithm designs into functioning software prototype code; efficiently and effectively document the development process and the results.
• Providing analysis, evaluation, and recommendations designed to promote generalizability, effectiveness, and scalability of intelligence algorithms and other software tools.
• Supporting the development of research reports and presentations to support project reviews, technology transitions and dissemination of fundamental research.
• Designing, constructing, and configuring research and development algorithms focused on supporting research and development tasks, as well as operational work environments. Learn and configure infrastructure tools that support developed functionality (e.g., Docker, external software libraries).
• Participating in project-related analysis and evaluation efforts. Supporting the development of research reports and presentations to support project reviews, technology transitions and dissemination of fundamental research.

Ideally, you are looking for your next long-term challenge and have these skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• A high degree of competence with C++ running on Linux RHEL
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and comfort discussing a wide variety of technology spaces
• Ability to obtain and hold a security clearance
• US citizenship

Furthermore, do you have, or want to develop these skills?

• MS, Ph.D. or 5+ years of experience in Computer Science or related technical field
• Strong SW Engineering skills, including any of the following: planning and issue tracking, version control software, continuous integration
• Experience with Java, Python, SQL
• Demonstrated research on knowledge-based systems or other artificial intelligence fields.
• Experience writing computational knowledge
• A security clearance, while not a requirement for this position, will offer other exciting research opportunities.

Parallax Advanced Research will help you reach your goals by offering:

• Competitive salary with annual reviews.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employer paid Life insurance, STD, and LTD.
• Roth post-tax 401(K) and/or pre-tax with a generous monthly company match, and yearly employer contribution.
• Education Assistance: employee’s tuition is 100% covered, in addition we cover 80% of our employee’s dependent’s tuition.
• Working from home opportunities for some positions.
• PTO time, regular paid holidays, and flex paid holidays.
• Paid Military Leave, Paid Maternity and Paternity leave, FMLA coverage for extended paid and unpaid leave, STD, LTD, and flexible hours.
• Annual PTO sell-back.