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.
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.
You Will Excel in This Role If You Are:
Experienced working on Agile software development teamsProficient in React for front-end dashboard developmentSkilled in GoLang for backend service developmentExperienced with Kubernetes and Docker for containerized deploymentsFamiliar with OpenTelemetry for observability and telemetry integrationComfortable working with Git source controlCapable of designing RESTful APIs and defining message schemas for data transportExperienced integrating DevOps policies and CI/CD practices across the application stackSkilled in analyzing performance metrics and conducting system assessmentsComfortable collaborating across engineering disciplines to deliver mission capabilitiesAble to scale, document, secure, and optimize containerized applicationsInterested in building lightweight, experimental solutions to evaluate emerging technologies
A Day in the Life:
Deliver feature updates to a mission metrics and monitoring dashboardDevelop React front-end components and GoLang backend services for metrics aggregation and alertingImplement OpenTelemetry for observability and distributed tracingContainerize and deploy applications using Docker and KubernetesCreate lightweight application variants for limited-resource environmentsDesign RESTful APIs and message schemas for data exchangePerform performance assessments and integrate DevOps/security best practicesCollaborate with System Engineers to derive requirements and support low/high-side deployments
What We Are Expecting From You:
TS/SCI with polygraph clearanceTwenty (20) years of SWE experience in programs of similar scope, type, and complexityBachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or related field) or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degreeProficiency in ReactExperience with GoLang, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, and DockerFamiliarity with Git source controlExperience analyzing requirements, designing, developing, integrating, and modifying software systemsExperience developing database interfaces and executing software test proceduresAbility to optimize performance, implement complex algorithms, and meet system constraintsAbility to collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams and improve development processesAbility to serve as a team lead within the applicable software development process
Nice to Have:
Experience with GrafanaAdditional experience with OpenTelemetry implementationsFamiliarity with Linux environments and Bash scriptingExperience working in both low-side and high-side environments
