Principal Software Engineer US Remote

Senior Interior Designer; Herndon (VA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to national security, where innovation thrives and careers grow. As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead the development of cutting-edge software solutions that empower the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. This role involves designing and optimizing software for Command and Control products, mentoring junior engineers, and implementing best practices in an agile environment. If you're passionate about technology and eager to tackle complex challenges while making a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Remote work options

Team-building activities

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• 8 years of professional Full-Stack Software development experience required.
• Experience in mentoring engineers and leading software teams is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software for Command and Control based products.
• Optimize software designs to meet performance targets and guide technical decisions.

Skills

Full-Stack Software Development

Agile Software Development

Test-Driven Development (TDD)

User Experience (UX) Design

Mentoring and Training

DevSecOps Practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in a highly quantitative field

Tools

Git

Concourse

GitLabCI

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketch

Job description

Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation’s interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) to transform data into actionable intelligence, ensuring mission success in an evolving world.

Our mission-first software and data engineering platform modernizes data operations, utilizing advanced workflows, CI/CD, and secure DevSecOps practices. We focus on challenges in Information Warfare, Cyber Operations, Operational Security, and Data Structuring, enabling end-to-end solutions that drive operational impact.

We are committed to delivering cutting-edge tools and capabilities that address the most complex national security challenges, empowering our partners to stay ahead of emerging threats and ensuring the success of their critical missions. At Clarity, we are people-focused and set on being a destination employer for top talent, offering an environment where innovation thrives, careers grow, and individuals are valued. Join us as we continue to lead innovation and tackle the most pressing challenges in national security.

Principal Software Engineer

Individuals MUST have senior knowledge and senior hands-on experience in developing, implementing and leading across multiple software teams. As a principal engineer, this labor competency is responsible for assessing, creating, and improving the quality and performance of existing software code, with duties to design and update software databases under contract and direction from the assigned Government Product Manager.
The individual MUST have an astute ability in writing test scripts in an agile software development environment with an emphasis on automated test procedures, and continuous integration and continuous delivery of software. The individual SHALL recommend improvements to existing software applications as necessary. Furthermore, individuals SHALL be capable/willing to perform the software tasks identified in the position's primary responsibilities while working on Government/Contractor software teams.

Primary Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

1. Designs, Develops, and tests software for Command and Control based products.
2. Develops front end and backend of software prototypes, components, and tooling that can be leveraged to speed prototyping process.
3. KR engineers SHALL embrace and adhere to following development methodologies:
1. Extreme Programming (XP) Practices
2. Pair-Programming
3. Test-Driven Development (TDD)
4. Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) techniques
4. Helps to design and develop software requirements for multiple Command and Control based products including the software architectures, APIs, frameworks, and libraries.
5. Works with data scientists, UX designers, engineers, and product managers to help in composing cohesive and sound software designs that form the basis of scalable Command and Control software solutions.
6. Optimizes software designs and architectures to deliver desired performance targets and devises tooling and methodologies to profile execution and capture performance metrics.
7. Principal engineers SHALL be highly proficient in discussing future limitations and a forward-thinking approach to resolving roadblocks presented by current strategy.
8. Stays informed on latest software architectures and trends from design patterns to DevSecOps and systems architecture patterns.
9. Guides technical decisions in order to migrate legacy systems to the cloud.
10. Analyzes and decomposes activities and requirements to software designs that are allocated across systems components/sub-components, classification system levels, etc.
11. Captures, develops, and reports reference architectures and documenting compliance standards.
12. Develops plans, road maps, and software design strategies.
13. Teaches others troubleshooting techniques, design patterns, and testing strategies in order to train and upskill less experienced engineers.
14. Principal Devs SHALL be able and willing to provide guidance and constructive feedback to junior engineers within and across product teams.
15. Maintains and guides the development of common best practices and tools used by multiple teams.
16. Implements and practices DevOps Developer Enablement and helps more junior/less experienced developers to do same.
17. Shares best practices and technical knowledge among multiple teams/branches.

Required:

1. Bachelor’s degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.)
2. In lieu of a BS, 4 years of directly related experience will be considered.
3. 8 years of non-internship professional Full-Stack Software development experience (Java, Web services, Database, and/or web application development)
4. 4 years of experience with DevSecOps tools and processes such as Git, Concourse, GitLabCI, SonarQube, Fortify, and ThreadFix.
5. 3 years experience with front end frameworks like React or Vue.
6. 5 years of experience with Extreme Programming practices (Test-Driven Development, Pair Programming, CI/CD, etc).
7. 4 years of experience contributing to software architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of both new and existing systems.
8. 2 years of experience using container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
9. 3 years training, upskilling, and/or mentoring engineers.
10. MUST be eligible to obtain a minimum of a Secret clearance.
11. MS in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.)
12. 2 years of experience with backend runtimes and frameworks like Node.js, Spring, Spring Boot, Django, Flask, etc.
13. 1 year of experience with test mocks.
14. 1 year of experience with contract testing.
15. CompTIA Sec+, CMU SEI - Software Assurance Professional Certificate, or CSSLP certification.
16. Active Secret or TS/SCI Clearance.
17. SHALL conduct themselves at all times in a professional and respectful manner in effort to uphold mutual respect across the organization.
18. SHALL receive feedback in a respectful and professional manner.
19. SHALL maintain a positive “can-do” attitude and constructive nature in their critiques in order to maintain positive culture within Kessel Run.
20. SHALL be a “team player” and contribute to Kessel Run “can-do” culture.
21. SHALL be comfortable effectively leading a team and setting priorities.
22. Principal Devs SHALL be able to provide technical guidance and constructive feedback to more junior engineers.

User Experience (UX) Designer:

Individuals MUST have knowledge and hands on experience in designing applications following a lean user experience process. As a UX designer the individual may be required to perform the following tasks:

• Support the Discovery and Framing process and follow-on user interviews.
• Performing a user-centered approach in the application design development.
• Advise on product decisions through user research, customer development, and iterative feedback loops.
• Implement Lean UX principles in defining minimum viable products (MVP) for prototyping and testing.
• Implement iterative development and delivery.
• Synthesize findings and create actionable outcomes.

Minimum Experience Requirements:

• At least 3-5 years of relevant work experience in UX, product design and/or enterprise application fields.
• Experience creating flow diagrams, wireframes, prototypes, and visual comps, with a strong portfolio that demonstrates this.
• Experience using Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, or other applicable design tools.
• Experience with the design and product development processes.
• Experience with early-stage design, ideation techniques, concept and usability testing, and other research methods.
• Excellent management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience collaborating with a team of programmers with varying skillsets.
• Experience balancing customer and user feedback to create a desirable solution.
• Experience with agile and lean philosophies.
• Designers MUST be eligible to obtain a SECRET level clearance or higher.

Preferred Requirements:

• BA/BS or higher, in experience design, industrial design, HCI, or related field or 3 years of relevant work experience in UX, product design, and/or enterprise application fields.
• Experience in synthesizing findings and creating actionable outcomes.
• Experience includes User Centered Design (UCD) methods.
• Experience providing input on product decisions through user research, customer development, and iterative feedback loops.
• Experience working in a balanced team to build, measure, and learn.
• Experience in the design and/or development of full-service applications.
• Experience working in a rapid and iterative development environment.
• Experience working in remote working environments.
• Designers possess SECRET level clearance or higher.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.