GovCloud Software Engineer

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadout Capital is seeking a software engineer to join the GovCloud Developer Platform. You will help build and maintain a large-scale distributed system and cloud-native services for high-compliance environments, collaborating with senior engineers to implement microservices and secure infrastructure.

You will participate in on-call rotations, write tests, and ensure high availability, resilience, and security compliance while delivering robust onboarding experiences and cloud-native

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in software development for cloud infrastructure or distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java.
• Experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience with Agile, TDD, and well-tested code.
• Willingness to learn and collaborate with the team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver feature components for high-compliance environments under guidance from senior team members.
• Build and maintain microservices and cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Author substrate-aware configurations, modules, and templates based on established team patterns.
• Analyze, debug, and resolve standard system issues and support feature delivery with high test coverage.
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, handling alerts and troubleshooting operational problems.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

Cloud-native tooling

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Our Public Cloud engineering teams are responsible for maintaining and building out a large-scale distributed systems engineering platform that supports hundreds of features for high-compliance environments. As a software engineer on the GovCloud Developer Platform team, you will work within team-defined designs and architecture to help deliver robust product onboarding experiences, cloud-native services, and resilient infrastructure. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers to implement microservices, participate in on-call rotations, and ensure high availability and security compliance.

Your Impact

• Deliver feature components supporting our portfolio into high-compliance environments under guidance from senior team members.
• Build and maintain microservices and cloud infrastructure using tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Author substrate-aware configurations, modules, and templates based on established team patterns.
• Analyze, debug, and resolve standard system issues and support feature delivery with high test coverage.
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, handling common alerts and utilizing team telemetry to troubleshoot operational problems.
• Write clean, maintainable code, leaving the codebase in better shape than you found it.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 - 4 years of experience in a software development role building and managing cloud infrastructure or distributed systems.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language such as Python, Go, or Java.
• Familiarity with cloud-native tooling and orchestration (e.g., Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience working within Agile development methodologies, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and writing well-tested code.
• Strong willingness to ask questions, learn system architectures, and collaborate effectively with a team.