Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform & API Tools

SteerBridge; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Federal Holidays

Job summary

SteerBridge seeks a Senior Software Engineer, Data to own the software engineering practice around the Modern Disability Claims data pipeline. This backend-focused role builds internal tools, APIs, and libraries, and sets design, testing, and refactoring standards for the data platform.

You will mentor engineers, lead code reviews, partner with Data Engineers, and champion automated testing with pytest while delivering robust data services and clear documentation for multiple teams.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain; active Secret/Top Secret satisfies.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 6+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Deep proficiency in Python with typing, modern packaging, and design-pattern practices.
• Extensive experience writing automated tests with pytest.
• Experience designing and building APIs and backend services.
• Experience with Git and standard software development practices, including code review.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain internal tools, APIs, and shared libraries for the data pipeline.
• Set and enforce software engineering standards across the data platform tooling.
• Establish and champion automated testing discipline (unit and integration, using pytest).
• Partner with Data Engineers to elevate pipeline components to standard.
• Package and distribute Python libraries and services with clear versioning and documentation.
• Lead code reviews for platform tooling and pipeline code, setting shared standards.
• Mentor engineers on software design, testing, and refactoring practices.
• Debug and resolve complex defects in internal tools and services supporting the data pipeline.
• Document APIs, libraries, and internal tools for use by other teams.
• Contribute to sprint/team planning and provide status updates.

Skills

Strong communication

Mentoring engineers

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

pytest

Poetry

setuptools

Job description

SteerBridge seeks a Senior Software Engineer, Data to own the software engineering practice around the Modern Disability Claims data pipeline. This backend-focused role builds internal tools, APIs, and libraries, and sets design, testing, and refactoring standards for the data platform.

You will mentor engineers, lead code reviews, partner with Data Engineers, and champion automated testing with pytest while delivering robust data services and clear documentation for multiple teams.