Staff Software Engineer

Peregrinetechnologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Equity

Bonus

Job summary

Peregrinetechnologies in Washington D.C. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead impactful projects and foster an inclusive team culture. The role involves both people management and hands-on technical leadership, with the goal of ensuring high standards and driving valuable outcomes for customers.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in software development, mentoring, and a solid technical background including Python, Django, and AWS. Salary range is $200,000 to $275,000 annually, including benefits and equity.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience working with cross-functional software development teams.
• Experience shipping and iterating on production-grade software components.
• Solid understanding of architecting and scaling distributed software systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a high-performing team through complex technical challenges.
• Drive impactful work delivering value to customers.
• Collaborate with users to solve problems and improve outcomes.

Skills

Ownership of application components

Software development

Agility in problem-solving

Technical vision

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

Django

React

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, Peregrine helps public safety organizations, state and local and governments, federal agencies, and private-sector institutions address society’s challenges with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Our AI-enabled platform turns siloed and disconnected data into operational intelligence — instantly surfacing mission-critical information to empower better, faster decisions that improve outcomes at every touchpoint. Today Peregrine supports hundreds of customers across 30+ states and two countries, serving more than 125 million people — and we’re amplifying our impact as we expand into the enterprise and internationally.

Our Team

As an engineering team, we believe strongly that empathy improves our solutions. Seeing how people use the product is a priority and the way we get to the right answer. Engineers will have the opportunity to work closely with our team onsite to understand the variety of use cases that Peregrine serves.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our core engineering teams. You’ll work cross-functionally with design and product management to build systems that are robust, scalable, and user-centered. Our teams tackle a range of challenges, from enabling real-time user collaboration on detailed maps to building high-scale backend architecture for ingesting billions of data points.

We value both ownership and collaboration—you will take full responsibility for major features and work closely with other engineers to drive them to completion. We believe that humility and empathy are essential for building the right solutions—you will collaborate directly with our deployment team and users as we iterate to solve their problems. Perseverance and creativity are crucial to executing our vision.

Role

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our growing team and drive impactful projects, foster an inclusive team culture, and lead technical decision-making.

This role is for someone who thrives in both people management and hands‑on technical leadership. You’ll develop a high‑performing team, guide them through complex technical challenges, and ensure their work aligns with our business priorities. The ideal candidate will balance mentorship while maintaining high standards in technical execution.

You’ll drive impactful work that delivers value to our customers, from aiding emergency responders during a hurricane to diffusing complex organized crime. We are building innovative capabilities that enable new workflows for our customers. As a leader, you will ensure that we execute well on these initiatives.

Our stack is constantly evolving but based on a backend foundation of Python, Django, Celery, Airflow, and Kafka; a frontend built in React, Redux, and Mapbox; data stores including PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch; machine learning models hosted in Bedrock and SageMaker; and with AWS, Pulumi, Terraform, and Kubernetes as our underlying infrastructure.

About you

• Desire and drive to own large portions of the application from start to finish
• Passion for crafting and shipping software solutions that delight users
• Thrive on ambiguity and love taking on hard problems
• Excellent technical vision with the ability to synthesize product requests into strong and reliable software components

What we look for

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience working with cross‑functional software development teams
• Experience shipping and iterating on production‑grade software components professionally and / or in the open‑source community
• Ability to write robust, well tested, and well‑designed code that frequently gets deployed to users
• Solid understanding of architecting and scaling distributed software systems
• Strong best practices in modern software development and comfort navigating large codebases
• Located in Washington, D.C. and open to working in office

Salary Range: $200,000 - $275,000 Annually + Benefits + Equity (if applicable) + Bonus (if applicable)

Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, certifications or licenses, and specific work location. Information on the benefits offered is here.

Peregrine Technologies is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and are a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.