Wichita, KS

Salary
Posted
Jul 21, 2026
Location
Wichita, KS
Last confirmed open
Jul 23, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A software engineering role focused on designing, building, and maintaining web-based applications and relational database systems (PostgreSQL/Oracle) in support of aircraft flight test operations. Day-to-day work spans full-stack development across multiple languages, database architecture, and debugging, with an expectation of learning flight test workflows to inform specialized tooling. Suits a generalist developer comfortable working across backend, web, and database layers.

Mid level · Wichita, KS · Full-time

Must have (10)
Perl, C, C#, Python or JavaScriptPostgreSQL or OracleApacheXMLJSP or JsfHTMLCGI Scripts.NET FrameworkLinuxGit

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

Roughly 25 people in the Wichita, KS area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 7–45

Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.

What gives you an edge
JSP5%

Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.

What won't set you apart
Perl62%HTML55%Linux45%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $108,311 (middle half $81,647–$132,021).

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (6)

The role requires US citizenship or permanent residency under ITAR — this is a hard legal gate, not a security clearance per se, so the clearance requirement is set to None.

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering is listed but explicitly paired with 'or equivalent work experience', so the degree requirement is set to None.

Programming languages (Perl, C, C#, Python, JavaScript) are listed as a single 'experience with' requirement using 'e.g.' — these are treated as interchangeable options for one requirement, with Perl as the primary and the others as alternatives.

Similarly, PostgreSQL and Oracle are listed as interchangeable database options; JSP and JSF are listed as interchangeable platform technologies.

No total years of experience and no compensation figures are stated in the posting.

The title 'Software Engineer' carries no level modifier, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The requirements suggest a mid-level role (no seniority language, broad but not deep stack).

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