Senior Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform - Kubernetes - Distributed Systems - Federal

📋 Description

• Lead the design and delivery of shared platform services — managed Postgres, queueing/streaming
• Act as the technical lead on major initiatives, breaking down ambiguous problems into clear
• Define the HA, failover, disaster-recovery, and multi-region architecture for owned services, and
• Partner with principal and distinguished engineers to align work with broader platform architecture
• Identify technical risks early and drive to resolution, focusing on reliability, scalability, and
• Spend significant time hands-on — designing, coding, and reviewing core systems such as operators

🎯 Requirements

• Experience leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into engineering and
• 12+ years of software development experience with a Bachelor's degree; OR 8+ years with a Master's
• 8+ years building production software, with solid experience operating distributed systems and
• Track record of leading the design and delivery of at least one shared, multi-tenant infrastructure
• Deep understanding of high availability and failure handling: replication topologies, leader
• Strong system design skills: consistency models, partitioning, rebalancing, capacity planning

🎁 Benefits

• Base pay $149,800 - $262,200 plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and
• Health plans including flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) Plan with company match.
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan).
• Matching donations.
• Flexible time away plan and family leave programs.