Staff Software Engineer, Government Programs

Climactic; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Compensation

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Unlimited Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

engineeringjobs.net, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineering leader to design, build, operate, and evolve scalable platforms for government programs, including deployments in classified environments with security accreditation requirements.

You will lead architecture and multi-month technical initiatives, improve production performance and reliability, define engineering standards and metrics, and mentor engineers across teams. A US security clearance is required, with TS/SCI preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 10 or more years of software engineering experience with strong production proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate, and evolve scalable, reliable software platforms and infrastructure for government programs, including deployment in classified environments and compliance with security and accreditation requirements.
• Lead architecture and multi-month technical initiatives, improve production performance and reliability, define engineering standards and metrics, and mentor engineers across teams.

Skills

Python

C++

Rust

Distributed Systems

Backend Services

Platform Development

Cloud-Native Infrastructure

Containers

Service Orchestration

Observability

Security Accreditation

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Real-Time Data Processing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Design, build, operate, and evolve scalable, reliable software platforms and infrastructure for government programs, including deployment in classified environments and compliance with security and accreditation requirements. Lead architecture and multi-month technical initiatives, improve production performance and reliability, define engineering standards and metrics, and mentor engineers across teams.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience, plus 10 or more years of software engineering experience and strong production proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust. Candidates should have depth in distributed systems, backend or platform development, mission-critical services, cloud-native infrastructure, technical leadership, and mentoring; an active U.S. security clearance is required, with TS/SCI preferred.

Key Skills

Python, C++, Rust, Distributed Systems, Backend Services, Platform Development, Cloud-Native Infrastructure, Containers, Service Orchestration, Observability, Classified Environments, Security Accreditation, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Real-Time Data Processing

Benefits

• Equity Compensation
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Unlimited Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave