Senior Software Engineer

Socket.dev; Jessup (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & education $10k/year

401(k) 10% contribution

Health & tech allowances

Tech lab access

Job summary

ClearEdge is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead day-to-day delivery for a core AI-enabled product. You will guide a small team while staying hands-on, implementing scalable, secure services and AI-assisted capabilities with UI/UX development.

Responsibilities include owning releases end-to-end, technically guiding 2–6 engineers, and collaborating with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance; U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or similar field.
• 10+ years of experience in design, development, and deployment of software systems.
• Fluency with AI-native IDEs.
• Strong version control habits.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of customer-specific implementations within the platform architecture.
• Remain a primary implementor while guiding a 2–6 engineer team.
• Make technical trade-off decisions and coordinate with platform leadership.
• Gather requirements, prioritize delivery, and report status to stakeholders.
• Own releases end-to-end, including deployments to hybrid and air-gapped environments.

Skills

TypeScript

Python

React

Full-stack

AI tooling

Version control

Containers

Hybrid deployment

RBAC/OIDC

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering

Tools

Postgres

RAG

Vector stores

OAuth/OIDC

MFA

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
• access to a state-of-the-art technology lab

Learn more at www.clearedgeit.com/careers/

Your Mission

Join ClearEdge as a Senior Software Engineer, where you will lead day-to-day delivery for one of our core AI-enabled products, guiding a small team while remaining hands-on and a key member of the implementation. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to implement scalable, secure, high-performing services, including AI-assisted capabilities that support automated analysis and decision support alongside comprehensive UI/UX development and functionality.

You will play a key role in developing and implementing our AI-enabled product while collaborating closely with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into intuitive, high-impact solutions.

You Will Excel in This Role If You Are:

• Experienced leading small engineering teams while remaining a primary implementor, spending the large majority of your time hands-on
• Skilled in full-stack development — language secondary, though you'll ship quickly in TypeScript, Python, and React
• Fluent with AI-native IDEs and comfortable using them as your default way of working
• Strong in version control habits
• Comfortable working in hybrid (on-prem/cloud) and air-gapped deployment environments
• Practical experience with containers
• Familiar with production cross-cutting concerns: identity/SSO, RBAC, audit logging, encryption, and observability
• Experienced guiding engineers through code review, conventions, and pairing
• Capable of gathering requirements and communicating status to stakeholders

A Day in the Life:

• Lead development of a customer-specific implementation within the platform's architecture baseline
• Remain a primary implementor while directing a small team (2-6 engineers)
• Make account-specific technical trade-off decisions, coordinating with technical leadership on platform-level questions
• Gather requirements, prioritize delivery work, and communicate status to customer-facing stakeholders and internal leadership
• Guide engineers through review, conventions, and pairing
• Own releases end-to-end, including delivery into hybrid and air-gapped environments

What We Are Expecting From You:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance; U.S. citizenship
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or similar (4 years of experience may substitute)
• 10+ years of experience in the design, development, and deployment of software systems
• Fluency with AI-native IDEs
• Strong version control habits
• Understanding of hybrid deployment (on-prem and cloud), including air-gapped deployment
• Practical experience with containers
• Skilled in at least two mainstream programming languages — language is secondary; expect to ship quickly in TypeScript, Python, and React, using tech like Postgres, RAG, and vector stores
• Familiarity with production cross-cutting concerns: identity/SSO/OAuth/OIDC, MFA, RBAC, session management, audit logging, encryption, object + relational storage, APIs, CI/CD, and observability
• Experienced across all phases of the software development lifecycle
• Experience gathering requirements, prioritizing delivery work, and communicating status to stakeholders
• Spends roughly 90% of time on hands-on implementation while guiding 2-6 engineers via review, conventions, and pairing; owns releases end-to-end
• Experience providing technical direction and leadership to less experienced staff

Nice to Have:

• Tech-lead experience on multi-service products
• Generative AI / agentic feature delivery experience
• Experience supporting RMF/ATO (security control evidence, finding remediation, accreditation documentation)
• Experience with physical security or facility accreditation practices, such as ICD 705 or similar frameworks
• Familiarity with tools used by security and compliance teams

ClearEdge is an established small business that values its employees and is committed to providing an environment where individuals can succeed and grow. We believe in developing our people, promoting from within, and fostering long-term career growth across the organization.

Our Core Values—Honesty, Integrity, Loyalty, Fairness, Respect, Responsibility, and Accountability—guide everything we do. These principles shape our culture, inform our decisions, and drive our commitment to excellence in support of our customers and partners.

ClearEdge is an equal opportunity employer.