Principal Software Engineer

ClearEdge; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$10k annual training and education benefit

10% 401(k) contribution fully vested on day one

Annual health and technology allowances

Access to a state-of-the-art technology lab

Job summary

ClearEdge in Emeryville is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join an Agile Software Team focused on delivering innovative solutions for complex technical challenges. The role involves developing features for a metrics and monitoring dashboard and requires deep expertise in React and GoLang.

Candidates should possess an extensive 20 years of software engineering experience with proficiency in containerization tools like Kubernetes and Docker, along with a TS/SCI clearance. Join us in making critical operations successful.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with polygraph clearance required.
• 20 years of SWE experience in similar programs.
• Proficiency in React and GoLang.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Familiarity with Git for source control.

Responsibilities

• Deliver feature updates to the metrics and monitoring dashboard.
• Develop React components and GoLang services for metrics aggregation.
• Implement OpenTelemetry for observability and distributed tracing.
• Containerize applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with System Engineers for requirements derivation.

Skills

Agile software development

React

GoLang

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenTelemetry

Git

RESTful APIs

CI/CD practices

Containerized applications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Grafana

Linux environments

Job description

Join ClearEdge and be part of a mission-focused team solving some of the DoD's most complex technical challenges. Every day, ClearEdge supports government and industry customers by delivering innovative solutions that enable critical operations and mission success.

ClearEdge offers an extremely competitive benefits package, including a $10k annual training and education benefit, a 10% 401(k) contribution fully vested on day one, annual health and technology allowances, and access to a state-of-the-art technology lab. Learn more at www.clearedgeit.com/careers/

Your Mission:

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will serve on a five-person Agile Software Team delivering feature enhancements to a metrics and monitoring system, including a centralized health and status dashboard. You will collaborate closely with System Engineers and Software Developers to implement scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that coordinate status across multiple data sources and generate alerting based on events, metrics, and reports.

You will support and enhance a virtual compute and containerized application stack, ensuring DevOps best practices are integrated throughout the system lifecycle. This role includes developing lightweight application variants for limited-resource environments, producing shareable versions for U.S. partners, containerizing mission applications, and ensuring performance requirements are met across both low and high side environments.

You Will Excel in This Role If You Are:

• Experienced working on Agile software development teams
• Proficient in React for front-end dashboard development
• Skilled in GoLang for backend service development
• Experienced with Kubernetes and Docker for containerized deployments
• Familiar with OpenTelemetry for observability and telemetry integration
• Comfortable working with Git source control
• Capable of designing RESTful APIs and defining message schemas for data transport
• Experienced integrating DevOps policies and CI/CD practices across the application stack
• Skilled in analyzing performance metrics and conducting system assessments
• Comfortable collaborating across engineering disciplines to deliver mission capabilities
• Able to scale, document, secure, and optimize containerized applications
• Interested in building lightweight, experimental solutions to evaluate emerging technologies

A Day in the Life:

• Deliver feature updates to a mission metrics and monitoring dashboard
• Develop React front-end components and GoLang backend services for metrics aggregation and alerting
• Implement OpenTelemetry for observability and distributed tracing
• Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Create lightweight application variants for limited-resource environments
• Design RESTful APIs and message schemas for data exchange
• Perform performance assessments and integrate DevOps/security best practices
• Collaborate with System Engineers to derive requirements and support low/high-side deployments

What We Are Expecting From You:

• TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
• Twenty (20) years of SWE experience in programs of similar scope, type, and complexity
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related field) or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Proficiency in React
• Experience with GoLang, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, and Docker
• Familiarity with Git source control
• Experience analyzing requirements, designing, developing, integrating, and modifying software systems
• Experience developing database interfaces and executing software test procedures
• Ability to optimize performance, implement complex algorithms, and meet system constraints
• Ability to collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams and improve development processes
• Ability to serve as a team lead within the applicable software development process

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Grafana
• Additional experience with OpenTelemetry implementations
• Familiarity with Linux environments and Bash scripting
• Experience working in both low-side and high-side environments

ClearEdge is an equal opportunity employer.