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Senior software engineer modernizing legacy defense software into secure cloud-native platforms for Defense Unicorns. Designing data, APIs, microservices, and delivery systems for U.S. Navy projects.
Responsibilities:
- Drive transformation from legacy, on-premises software to a modern, cloud-native platform
- Design and build a next-generation cloud-native maintenance planning and execution tool
- Own end-to-end project delivery from development through user acceptance testing, production transition, and sustainment
- Work with stakeholders across multiple vendors, platform engineering teams, and government organizations
- Shape technical requirements and partner with software engineers, data architects, and platform engineers
- Create optimized data transformations to clean, enrich, and model data using cloud-native tools
- Ensure data quality, integrity, compliance, metadata, and lineage
- Refactor and modernize on-premises systems into distributed cloud-based services
- Contribute to authentication, identity management, and RBAC/ABAC framework design
- Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical improvements
- Drive best practices in microservices, testing, observability, and CI/CD automation
- Integrate software products with existing defense systems while ensuring interoperability and security compliance
- Own architecture decisions and technical quality across the engineering team
- Develop design specifications, user manuals, and maintenance guides
- Mentor engineers and elevate engineering standards
- Influence product direction through understanding of user needs and system constraints
- Travel 15–20%
Requirements:
- 7+ years (senior) or 10+ years (staff) experience with software engineering
- Experience building a software tool with core focuses on software lifecycle and management
- Expert level proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Go, TypeScript, or Python, with ability to write idiomatic, testable code
- Strong understanding of system design, API development, workflow orchestration, relational databases, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Deep knowledge of database design, schema design, indexing, and query optimization
- Experience leading decomposition of complex monolithic applications into small, independent services communicating with lightweight APIs
- Modern API design experience using RESTful services and tools such as FastAPI, ASP.NET, or equivalent
- Experience implementing authorization and data governance, security telemetry pipelines, policy enforcement, and role-based access control
- Familiarity with core Kubernetes concepts, including Controllers, Operators, and CRDs
- Familiarity with Department of Defense acquisition or sustainment software modernization projects
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, including conveying technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
- Analytical, problem-solving mindset with high attention to detail
- Experience working proactively, managing time efficiently, and thriving in a remote work environment
Benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Company Stock Options
- Home Office Budget
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Federal Holidays
- One week for Thanksgiving
- Two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s
- Paid Parental Leave
- Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
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