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This is a hands-on engineering position with end-to-end ownership from initial design through development, testing, debugging, documentation, and ongoing enhancements where speed, quality, and mission impact matter.\n\nWhat you will do:\nDesign and develop custom software tools and techniques for the Android platform\nOwn end-to-end development: requirements, design, implementation, testing, and sustainment\nDiagnose and debug issues using COTS/GOTS tools and internal frameworks\nApply a strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols to tool development\nProduce documentation needed to operate, maintain, and support delivered software\nMentor and guide junior developers to accomplish mission objectives\nRespond to and solve time-sensitive, real-world cyber problems\nWhat you need to have:\nMust have an active U.S. Government Top Secret (TS) clearance, Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) or the ability to obtain one\nMust have at least 10+ years of experience\nExperience developing, testing, and debugging in Python and C\nExperience building UNIX applications using make files (or similar build environments) on mission-relevant platforms\nExperience developing CNO tools and techniques\nStrong socket programming and packet-level understanding of IP, TCP, and application-layer protocols\nProficiency tracing execution with debuggers/tools such as WinDbg, gdb, IDA Pro\nExperience reverse engineering native binaries\nExperience developing proof-of-concept exploit software\nKnowledge of OS internals, including topics such as:\nruntime linker/loader concepts\nobject file formats (e.g., ELF)\nfile system internals (e.g., NTFS, ext2, btrfs)\naccess control mechanisms (MAC/DAC)\nprocess/thread APIs, data structures\nUnderstanding of modern mitigations (ASLR, DEP, NX), approaches to bypass them, and methods to detect bypass attempts\nExperience with version control (e.g., git, GitLab)\nWhat we'd like you to have:\nNative-level mobile development experience (Android native/NDK or similar)\nVulnerability analysis experience\nAssembly familiarity, preferably ARM\nUnderstanding of mobile security protections (e.g., SELinux, application sandboxing)\nExperience with Objective-C, Swift, C++\nAbility to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities\nAbout BigBear.ai:\n\nBigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.\n\nBigBear.ai is an Equal opportunity employer all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.","company":"Bigbearai","rawCompany":"bigbearai","city":"McLean","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-15T10:26:28.813Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1254.00","title":"Web Developers","slug":"web-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Mobile Application Developer, (Android Developer)","description":"Overview:\n\nBigBear.ai is seeking an Android Developer to join a mission-focused cyber team supporting critical national security objectives. 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