Senior Software Engineer — DoD Foundry (Remote)

Rise8; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Insurance

401k match

PTO and holidays

Education & Training budget

Wellness budget

MacBook Pro included

Job summary

Rise8 seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to deliver secure software for government clients. You will work in a distributed, autonomous team environment emphasizing design thinking, AI-assisted engineering, and continuous delivery.

You will collaborate with clients, decompose problems, learn client language, and drive weekly delivery with a strong focus on measurable outcomes. The role requires DoD clearance, Palantir Foundry/Warp Core proficiency, full-stack capabilities, and

Qualifications

• Must have an active DoD security clearance.
• Must have working proficiency to advanced Palantir Foundry / Warp Core experience.
• 6-10 years of Software Development experience in a variety of programming languages.
• Strong communication skills and interest in a pair-programming environment.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and agile methodologies, including using AI tools to write and maintain tests.
• You have a strong understanding of algorithms, programming language theory, software architecture, networks, databases, and design patterns, and understand how to apply them.
• Experience with both frontend and backend.
• Experience using container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and processes such as Git, Ansible, GitLabCI, SonarQube, Fortify, and ThreadFix.
• Demonstrated experience with API Development.
• You are comfortable running your software in Linux environments.
• You have strong facilitation skills.
• BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients who may be new to modern software practices such as design thinking, AI-assisted and agentic engineering, continuous-release deployment, backlog management, or even interacting directly with the users they provide software to.
• Decompose business problems into clear, actionable instructions and specifications for agentic development.
• Be responsible for learning how your client likes to learn, how they like to receive feedback, and what ubiquitous language they use so you can speak in terms that resonate with them.
• Learn, teach, and refine your approach constantly to best collaborate towards a new way of thinking about engineering.
• On enablement engagements, pair with client developers, engineers, and military service members. Accelerate how they develop and deliver user stories that provide business value, technical feasibility, and user-driven functionality.
• Ensure that development is delivered week over week and continuously gauge feedback from real users in real time.
• Work with a balanced team in mind while building software that fits the user needs, business objectives, and stakeholder vision so the team can quickly make informed engineering decisions based on validated assumptions.
• Plan for and build delivery and user metrics into the software systems you create, so the team can measure real outcomes.
• Lead within your Rise8 product team by tracking and managing tech debt, facilitating engineering discussions, and leveling up less experienced engineers.

Skills

6-10 years software development

Communication skills

Pair programming

TDD & Agile

Algorithms & design patterns

Frontend & Backend

DevSecOps

API Development

Linux

Facilitation

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Ansible

GitLab CI

SonarQube

Fortify

ThreadFix

Job description

Rise8 seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to deliver secure software for government clients. You will work in a distributed, autonomous team environment emphasizing design thinking, AI-assisted engineering, and continuous delivery.

You will collaborate with clients, decompose problems, learn client language, and drive weekly delivery with a strong focus on measurable outcomes. The role requires DoD clearance, Palantir Foundry/Warp Core proficiency, full-stack capabilities, and