Senior Software Engineer, Federal Platform

Washington, DC. Posted 3 months ago

The role

You will build and ship initiatives to improve performance, reliability, reduce infrastructure cost, strengthen security, and make the platform more developer-friendly. You will take ownership of moderately complex infrastructure problems from design through to production.

What you will do

Build and ship initiatives to improve performance and reliability
Reduce infrastructure cost
Strengthen security posture
Make the platform more developer-friendly
Take ownership of moderately complex infrastructure problems from design to production
Manage several priorities without much day-to-day guidance
Flag risks and status changes early
Weigh cost and effort tradeoffs
Mentor less experienced engineers
Weigh in on technical decisions beyond immediate work

Required qualifications

Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience building and operating cloud infrastructure at scale
Direct ownership of platform or networking systems
Proficiency in a modern programming language such as Python or Go
Hands-on experience with major public cloud platforms, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code tooling
Track record of shipping work that drives down cloud costs through architecture and tooling
Solid grounding in cloud and network security best practices
Experience working within compliance-driven environments
Strong instincts for developer experience
Comfort operating and improving systems under real production load
On-call ownership and incident response
Active Top Secret U.S. security clearance

Nice to have

About the company

Peregrine helps public safety organizations, state and local and governments, federal agencies, and private-sector institutions address society’s challenges with an AI-enabled platform. The company supports hundreds of customers across 30+ states and two countries.