Staff Platform Engineer (FedRAMP)

United States Digital Space LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 174,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Washington, DC is seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to build and scale enterprise-grade PAM infrastructure. You will lead backend services in Go/Java/C++, design cloud-based solutions on AWS, and mentor juniors while driving FedRAMP-compliant initiatives.

You’ll collaborate with architects, security, and product teams to deliver scalable, multi-tenant systems, implement CI/CD pipelines, and improve observability and reliability across the platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 7+ years of programming experience in Go, Java, or C++, backend focus (Go preferred).
• 4+ years with PostgreSQL or equivalent relational DBs; schema design and query optimization.
• Strong drive to help company scale tech with rapid delivery.
• Solid grasp of CS fundamentals: data structures & algorithms.
• Experience with IaC, observability, secrets management, CI/CD, secure coding, and compliance.
• Deep understanding of REST APIs and building/integrating them.
• Experience with AWS, Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Kinesis, Kafka, and Docker.
• Knowledge of network security, authentication, and authorization.
• Strong commitment to software engineering best practices and Agile.

Responsibilities

• Leverage AI pair-programmers to accelerate secure PAM product development.
• Contribute to FedRAMP initiatives as a core engineer.
• Design, develop, and deliver cloud-based infrastructure on a modern stack (Kubernetes/EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Redis, OpenSearch, Docker, Terraform on AWS).
• Drive evaluation, development, and rollout of microservices.
• Operate, support, and scale shared services and frameworks as usage grows.
• Scale systems to meet future business needs and requirements.
• Lead design and code reviews for scalable, multi-tenant systems with strong tests.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve services and frameworks owned by the team.
• Provide mentorship to junior developers; collaborate with architects, QA, product, security.

Skills

Go

Java

C++

REST APIs

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Master's preferred

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

PostgreSQL

OpenSearch/Elasticsearch

Redis

Kinesis

Kafka

Job description

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. the company secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

The the company Privileged Access Management (PAM) is an identity-centric approach to a common and critical privileged access use case. Our elegant Zero Trust architecture is purpose-built for the modern cloud and helps customers solve challenging security and operations pain points at scale.

We're looking for a Staff level Platform Engineer to join a team of highly skilled and talented team players who are proud of what they own and deliver. We are a fast, collaborative, and adaptable team. Operating with a weekly release cycle and a high degree of individual ownership, we empower our engineers to take on challenging projects, work with cutting-edge technologies, and directly share in the company's success through meaningful equity.

What you’ll do

• Leverage cutting-edge AI pair-programmers and LLMs (such as Copilot and Claude) to accelerate the development of secure, enterprise-grade Privileged Access Management (PAM) products

• Act as a core contributor to the company’s FedRAMP initiative

• Work with engineering teams to design, develop and deliver cloud-based infrastructure projects on a modern tech stack (Kubernetes/EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, MKS, Redis, OpenSearch, Docker, Terraform on AWS)

• Drive evaluation, development, and rollout of microservices

• Operate, support, and upgrade shared services and frameworks. Scale these as their usage invariably grows along with the company's business

• Evaluate and scale existing systems to meet specialized requirements and support the company’s future business needs

• Lead design and code reviews to ensure systems are scalable, redundant, and multi-tenant. high programming standards by writing unit and functional tests

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and fix services and frameworks the team owns

• Evaluate system performance and resolve bottlenecks

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers

• Collaborate with architects, QA, product owners, security and operations engineers

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; master's preferred

• 7+ years of extensive programming experience in modern programming languages like Go, Java, or C++ especially in backend services. Go is preferred.

• 4+ years experience working with PostgreSQL or equivalent relational database systems. Experience with designing and querying databases with optimization in mind is a plus

• Immense passion for doing the right thing to help the company's technology stay ahead of its anticipated business growth

• Solid technical grasp of architecting, implementing, tuning, and debugging some of the largest cloud deployments in the enterprise world

• A good understanding of computer science fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms

• Experience with fundamental Cloud building blocks like IaC, Observability, Secrets Management, CI / CD pipelines, secure coding practices, and compliance

• Deep understanding of REST APIs and proven experience building and integrating them

• Experience with AWS, Redis, Elasticsearch / OpenSearch, Kinesis, Kafka, and Docker

• Knowledge of network security, authentication, and authorization

• Strong commitment to, and experience with, software engineering best practices

• Familiarity with Agile software development process

Additional requirements:

• This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) upon hire.

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$194,000—$267,000 USD

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, the company offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.the company.com/us.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:

$174,000—$239,000 USD

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