Senior Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the transition from legacy, on-premises software to an advanced, cloud-native platform.

• Design and develop a state-of-the-art cloud-native maintenance planning and execution tool.

• Take ownership of the entire project delivery process, from development to user acceptance testing, production transition, and ongoing support.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across various vendors, platform engineering teams, and government entities.

• Define technical requirements and work in partnership with software engineers, data architects, and platform engineers.

• Develop optimized data transformations to cleanse, enrich, and model data using cloud-native technologies.

• Ensure data quality, integrity, compliance, metadata accuracy, and lineage tracking.

• Refactor and modernize on-premises systems into distributed cloud-based services.

• Contribute to the design of authentication, identity management, and RBAC/ABAC frameworks.

• Engage in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical enhancements.

• Advocate for best practices in microservices, testing, observability, and CI/CD automation.

• Integrate software products with current defense systems while maintaining interoperability and security compliance.

• Make architectural decisions and uphold technical quality throughout the engineering team.

• Create design specifications, user manuals, and maintenance documentation.

• Mentor fellow engineers and promote high engineering standards.

• Influence product direction through a deep understanding of user needs and system limitations.

• Willing to travel 15–20% of the time.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7+ years of experience for senior roles or 10+ years for staff roles in software engineering.

• Proven experience in developing software tools focusing on software lifecycle and management.

• Expert-level proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Go, TypeScript, or Python, with the ability to write idiomatic, testable code.

• Solid understanding of system design, API development, workflow orchestration, relational databases, and cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.

• Extensive knowledge of database design, schema development, indexing, and query optimization.

• Experience in leading the breakdown of complex monolithic applications into smaller, independent services that communicate via lightweight APIs.

• Familiarity with modern API design using RESTful services and tools such as FastAPI, ASP.NET, or similar.

• Experience in implementing authorization, data governance, security telemetry pipelines, policy enforcement, and role-based access control.

• Understanding of core Kubernetes concepts, including Controllers, Operators, and CRDs.

• Knowledge of Department of Defense acquisition or sustainment software modernization initiatives.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of explaining technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with meticulous attention to detail.

• Proven ability to work proactively, manage time effectively, and excel in a remote work setting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage.

• 100% Company Paid premiums.

• Health Savings Account available.

• Life Insurance provided.

• Disability Insurance coverage.

• 401k Retirement Plan options.

• Company Stock Options available.

• Budget for Home Office setup.

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy.

• Observance of Federal Holidays.

• One week off for Thanksgiving.

• Two weeks off for Christmas and New Year’s.

• Paid Parental Leave offered.

• Reimbursement for approved training and subscriptions.

• Coverage for conferences, including travel, lodging, and fees.