Senior Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform - Kubernetes - Distributed Systems - Federal
Core
Design and delivery of shared, multi-tenant platform services (Postgres, queueing/streaming, key-value stores) on Kubernetes for a global fleet.
Role type
Senior Staff Software Engineer (IC5 Level), hands-on technical lead
Builds
Shared infrastructure services (managed databases, message queues, caches) running on Kubernetes
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Distributed Systems / Data Platform
Required skills
Kubernetes (stateful primitives), Go, distributed systems design, high availability architecture, system design, hyperscaler cloud expertise, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, GitOps
Preferred skills
Kubernetes operators, Postgres internals, Kafka/NATS/Redis expertise, multi-region replication, zero-downtime upgrades, observability/SLOs, container networking, service mesh
Responsibilities
Lead design and delivery of shared platform services; define HA/failover/DR architecture; partner on platform standards and consumption contracts; identify and resolve technical risks; hands-on coding and reviewing core systems; mentor engineers on distributed systems design
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope