Senior/Principal Software Engineer

Peerless Technologies Corporation; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Peerless Technologies Corporation seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance software systems. The role emphasizes Rust, Linux expertise, and distributed, containerized microservices.

The ideal candidate will contribute architecturally while remaining hands-on, participating in CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and secure development. Familiarity with AI-assisted tooling is a plus. Dayton, OH-based position with DoD-security aware scope.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience delivering complex software systems.
• Strong Rust and systems programming background with design patterns and architecture.
• Extensive Linux experience including kernel configuration and system-level development.
• Experience developing and managing distributed, containerized microservices and applications.
• Experience with messaging systems, networking, APIs, event-driven architectures, and IPC.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, and data modeling.
• Ability to optimize software for constrained resources, focusing on CPU and memory.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and collaborative development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain complex software systems using Rust or similar systems languages.
• Develop and optimize software for Linux-based environments and performance debugging.
• Build and manage distributed, containerized microservices and applications.
• Implement messaging, APIs, networking, and event-driven architectures.
• Design and maintain relational databases, data models, and software integrations.
• Optimize software performance, memory usage, and resource utilization.
• Apply modern software development practices, including Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Contribute to software architecture decisions and secure development practices.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve software quality and productivity.

Skills

Rust

Linux

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

CI/CD

Git

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Peerless Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain complex, high-performance software systems. The ideal candidate will bring extensive systems programming experience, strong Linux expertise, and a background in distributed, containerized applications. This role requires hands-on software development, architectural contributions, and collaboration across modern software engineering environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain complex software systems using Rust or similar systems programming languages.
• Develop and optimize software for Linux-based environments, including system-level applications and performance troubleshooting.
• Build and manage distributed, containerized microservices and applications.
• Implement messaging systems, APIs, networking solutions, and event-driven architectures.
• Design and maintain relational databases, data models, and software integrations.
• Optimize software performance, memory usage, and resource utilization in constrained environments.
• Apply modern software development practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Contribute to software architecture, technical design decisions, and secure development practices.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve software quality, productivity, and maintainability.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience delivering complex software systems.
• Strong proficiency in Rust or similar systems programming languages, including software architecture and design patterns.
• Extensive Linux experience, including multiple distributions, kernel configuration, system-level development, and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing and managing distributed, containerized microservices and applications.
• Experience with messaging systems, networking, APIs, event-driven architectures, and interprocess communication.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, and data modeling.
• Ability to develop efficient, reliable software for resource-constrained environments, with expertise in CPU, memory, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and collaborative development practices.
• Willingness to use AI-assisted development tools to improve code quality and productivity.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to contribute to architectural decisions while remaining hands-on.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent professional experience.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Rust, cloud-native technologies, and distributed messaging systems.
• Full-stack development experience, particularly with TypeScript, React, and modern web frameworks.
• Experience developing real-time, embedded, or high-performance software, including GPU or FPGA acceleration.
• Familiarity with software security and hardening, including security scans, Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), STIG remediation, and secure development practices.
• Experience with advanced data technologies, including PostgreSQL/PostGIS, geospatial processing, graph databases, or semantic data models.
• Experience developing open-architecture software frameworks, SDKs, APIs, or extensible application platforms.