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Software Engineer $46,553 - $102,383 |
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- Hewlett-Packard Company
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- Cisco Systems Inc
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Raytheon Co.
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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- New York, New York
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- Chicago, Illinois
- Los Angeles, California
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- San Diego, California
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- Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
- Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) DBA
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- Software Development
- Software Applications
- Aerospace and Defense
- Financial Services
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- Bachelor's Degree
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- Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)
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- Master of Computer Science (MCS), Computer Science (CS)
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science (CS)
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- Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Southern California (USC)
- University of Texas (UT) - Austin
- ITT Technical Institute
- Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
- University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
- University of Washington (UW)
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