Senior Software Engineers

District Partners; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

District Partners is expanding its engineering organization in the U.S., seeking senior software engineers with deep infrastructure expertise. You’ll help shape platform architecture, tooling, and automation across SDLC, enabling rapid, secure software delivery.

Join a team building infrastructure foundations, cloud-native capabilities, and developer tooling with a strong emphasis on engineering standards, observability, and scalable platforms. Hybrid work in Northern Virginia is available.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or related disciplines.
• Strong software development experience using Python, Go, Rust, Java, or similar modern programming languages.
• Experience building internal tooling, automation frameworks, developer platforms, APIs, services, or platform capabilities.
• Strong understanding of modern SDLC practices and deployment automation.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building the infrastructure foundation that supports modern software development.
• Writing production-quality code to develop internal tooling, automation frameworks, APIs, platform services, and developer utilities.
• Building scalable CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and software delivery workflows.
• Developing automation that improves engineering productivity and operational efficiency.
• Building Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar technologies.
• Designing and supporting Kubernetes-based platforms that enable secure and scalable application delivery.
• Supporting modern DevOps and software delivery workflows.
• Improving observability, monitoring, reliability, scalability, and operational maturity.
• Working across software engineering, infrastructure, security, and operations to deliver secure, scalable technical solutions.
• Helping establish engineering standards, SDLC best practices, platform architecture, and long-term technical direction.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

Java

Cloud (AWS)

System design

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

District Partners has been engaged by a rapidly growing technology company building advanced software platforms, AI-driven capabilities, and cloud-native solutions that support highly complex, mission-critical environments. As the organization continues to expand its engineering team in the U.S., it is hiring across multiple senior software engineering disciplines. Rather than filling a single position, they're building a world-class engineering organization that will help define how software is developed, tested, deployed, secured, and operated for years to come.

This is an opportunity to join early, work alongside exceptional engineers, and help shape the technical foundation of a company investing heavily in its future.

Why This Opportunity Stands Apart

This isn't a traditional infrastructure, cloud engineering, or DevOps role.

The organization is looking for software engineers with deep infrastructure expertise. Engineers who understand how software moves from concept to production and enjoy building the platforms, tooling, automation, and engineering systems that enable entire development organizations to move faster.

You’ll help influence everything from platform architecture and developer experience to cloud infrastructure, software delivery, automation, security, observability, and engineering standards.

If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, working across multiple phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and building technology that other engineers depend on every day, you’ll thrive here.

Multiple Senior Software Engineering Opportunities

The organization is growing across several engineering teams and is seeking exceptional software engineers whose experience aligns with areas such as:

• Infrastructure Software Engineering
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• DevOps & Platform Automation
• Software Infrastructure

While each team has a different technical focus, they all share a common philosophy:

• Build software that enables engineers to build better software
• The strongest candidates are software engineers first, with expertise spanning infrastructure, automation, cloud platforms, and developer productivity

What You’ll Be Owning

Depending on the team, responsibilities may include:

• Designing and building the infrastructure foundation that supports modern software development
• Writing production-quality code to develop internal tooling, automation frameworks, APIs, platform services, and developer utilities
• Building scalable CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and software delivery workflows
• Developing automation that improves engineering productivity and operational efficiency
• Building Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar technologies
• Designing and supporting Kubernetes-based platforms that enable secure and scalable application delivery
• Supporting modern DevOps and software delivery workflows
• Improving observability, monitoring, reliability, scalability, and operational maturity
• Working across software engineering, infrastructure, security, and operations to deliver secure, scalable technical solutions
• Helping establish engineering standards, SDLC best practices, platform architecture, and long-term technical direction

What They’re Looking For

Successful candidates will typically bring experience across several of the following areas:

• 8+ years of Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or related disciplines
• Strong software development experience using Python, Go, Rust, Java, or similar modern programming languages
• Experience building internal tooling, automation frameworks, developer platforms, APIs, services, or platform capabilities
• Strong understanding of modern Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Deep hands‑on experience designing and supporting AWS cloud environments
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar technologies
• Kubernetes and containerized application platforms
• Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, testing, and modern software delivery practices
• Ability to operate as both a hands‑on engineer and technical leader
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across engineering teams

Experience That Stands Out

Experience in one or more of the following is highly valued:

• Government, defense, aerospace, or other highly regulated environments
• Secure cloud environments and modern security frameworks
• AI infrastructure, machine learning platforms, or MLOps
• Rust or modern systems programming
• Building internal engineering platforms and developer tooling
• Scaling engineering organizations within startup or high‑growth environments
• Building processes, tooling, and engineering standards in evolving organizations

Who Will Thrive Here

• The strongest engineers don’t think of themselves as infrastructure administrators
• They’re software engineers who happen to have exceptional infrastructure expertise
• They automate repetitive work instead of accepting manual processes
• They build platforms that make other engineers more productive
• They understand software beyond writing code, taking ownership across development, testing, deployment, operations, and continuous improvement
• Most importantly, they enjoy solving problems that don’t already have predefined answers and are excited by the opportunity to help build something from the ground up

Compensation: $180,000 - $230,000 Base + Equity + Comprehensive Benefits (flexibility at the top end based on skills and experience)

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Location: Northern Virginia (Hybrid). Candidates should anticipate spending approximately two days per week onsite, with flexibility based on engineering collaboration, project priorities, and business needs.

Security Requirements: U.S. citizenship required. Ability to obtain a security clearance required. Active clearance is a plus but not required.