Senior Software Engineer - Secure, Government-Ready Systems

Arkenstone Defense; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Arkenstone Defense in Menlo Park, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own meaningful parts of our core platforms in a highly regulated, security-first environment. You’ll design, implement, and maintain software while collaborating with peers, product, and compliance stakeholders to meet government contract standards.

This hands-on role requires leading features end-to-end, delivering secure, scalable solutions, and mentoring colleagues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go, Python, or TypeScript.
• Experience deploying apps in cloud environments (Kubernetes on AWS or GCP preferred).
• Familiarity with security/compliance frameworks and DoD/gov contracting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable software across frontend/backend and occasional DevOps.
• Own features end-to-end from design to deployment and monitoring.
• Lead medium-to-large projects and break down tasks for the team.
• Collaborate with product, security, and compliance stakeholders to meet requirements.
• Review code and promote secure development practices including threat modeling.

Skills

Go

Python

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Job description

Arkenstone Defense in Menlo Park, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own meaningful parts of our core platforms in a highly regulated, security-first environment. You’ll design, implement, and maintain software while collaborating with peers, product, and compliance stakeholders to meet government contract standards.

This hands-on role requires leading features end-to-end, delivering secure, scalable solutions, and mentoring colleagues.