Clearedge3mo ago

Principal Software Engineer

United States·Annapolis JunctionFull-timelead

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Quick Summary

Overview

Join ClearEdge and be part of a mission-focused team solving some of the DoD’s most complex technical challenges. Every day, ClearEdge supports government and industry customers by delivering innovative solutions that enable critical operations and mission success.

Technical Tools

bashdockergografanakubernetesreacttypescriptagileci-cdlinuxrest-apissecurity-best-practices

ClearEdge offers an extremely competitive benefits package—including a $10k annual training and education benefit, a 10% 401(k) contribution fully vested on day one, annual health and technology allowances, and access to a state-of-the-art technology lab. Learn more at www.clearedgeit.com/careers/

Your Mission:

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will serve on a five-person Agile Software Team delivering feature enhancements to a metrics and monitoring system, including a centralized health and status dashboard. You will collaborate closely with System Engineers and Software Developers to implement scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that coordinate status across multiple data sources and generate alerting based on events, metrics, and reports.

You will support and enhance a virtual compute and containerized application stack, ensuring DevOps best practices are integrated throughout the system lifecycle. This role includes developing lightweight application variants for limited-resource environments, producing shareable versions for U.S. partners, containerizing mission applications, and ensuring performance requirements are met across both low and high side environments.

Experienced working on Agile software development teams

Proficient in React for front-end dashboard development

Skilled in GoLang for backend service development

Experienced with Kubernetes and Docker for containerized deployments

Familiar with OpenTelemetry for observability and telemetry integration

Comfortable working with Git source control

Capable of designing RESTful APIs and defining message schemas for data transport

Experienced integrating DevOps policies and CI/CD practices across the application stack

Skilled in analyzing performance metrics and conducting system assessments

Comfortable collaborating across engineering disciplines to deliver mission capabilities

Able to scale, document, secure, and optimize containerized applications

Interested in building lightweight, experimental solutions to evaluate emerging technologies

Deliver feature updates to a mission metrics and monitoring dashboard

Develop React front-end components and GoLang backend services for metrics aggregation and alerting

Implement OpenTelemetry for observability and distributed tracing

Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes

Create lightweight application variants for limited-resource environments

Design RESTful APIs and message schemas for data exchange

Perform performance assessments and integrate DevOps/security best practices

Collaborate with System Engineers to derive requirements and support low/high-side deployments

TS/SCI with polygraph clearance

Twenty (20) years of SWE experience in programs of similar scope, type, and complexity

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related field) or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Proficiency in React

Experience with GoLang, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, and Docker

Familiarity with Git source control

Experience analyzing requirements, designing, developing, integrating, and modifying software systems

Experience developing database interfaces and executing software test procedures

Ability to optimize performance, implement complex algorithms, and meet system constraints

Ability to collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams and improve development processes

Ability to serve as a team lead within the applicable software development process

Experience with Grafana

Additional experience with OpenTelemetry implementations

Familiarity with Linux environments and Bash scripting

Experience working in both low-side and high-side environments

ClearEdge is an established small business that values its employees and is committed to providing an environment where individuals can succeed and grow. We believe in developing our people, promoting from within, and fostering long-term career growth across the organization.

Our Core Values—Honesty, Integrity, Loyalty, Fairness, Respect, Responsibility, and Accountability—guide everything we do. These principles shape our culture, inform our decisions, and drive our commitment to excellence in support of our customers and partners.

If this position is not the right fit, we encourage you to visit our Careers page to explore other opportunities at ClearEdge or connect with one of our recruiters at careers@clearedgeit.com. ClearEdge is an equal opportunity employer.