Hypergiant
Now part of Accelint
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
9 days ago
Salary
$137.7K - $197.7K / year
Bachelor Degree12 yrs expEnglishAWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJava ScriptKubernetesNode.jsPostgre SQLReactSQLType Script
Job Description
• Lead end-to-end technical architecture for multiple products or services, defining standards and ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Design system interfaces and integration patterns that enable reuse and interoperability across Hypergiant’s C2 portfolio.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, conduct build-vs-buy analysis, and document key architectural decisions and trade-offs.
• Partner with cloud and infrastructure teams to ensure solutions align with IL4/IL5 and FedRAMP security frameworks.
• Provide expert guidance across front-end, back-end, and data layers — enabling high-scale, real-time systems.
• Oversee design and implementation reviews to ensure code quality, security, and system reliability.
• Drive modernization initiatives (e.g., containerization, observability, CI/CD optimization) across delivery teams.
• Collaborate with product owners and technical leads to shape roadmaps and technical milestones that align with program objectives.
• Identify and champion reusable frameworks, libraries, and shared components across teams and programs.
• Act as the connective tissue between architecture councils, delivery teams, and client stakeholders.
• Provide leadership on incident response and system performance issues, leading root cause analysis and long-term resolution.
• Mentor and coach engineers across the organization, fostering technical depth and independent problem solving.
• Contribute to internal engineering standards, code quality guidelines, and best practices documentation.
• Lead by example through hands-on contribution to complex or high-risk projects.
Job Requirements
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience
- At least 8+ years in full-stack web development
- Deep expertise with React, TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, and modern web architectures
- Proven experience designing and integrating distributed backend systems, and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL)
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence architecture direction at the program level
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Strong grasp of security, performance, and observability best practices in production environments
- US Citizenship required; must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Company Holidays
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Optional HSA and FSA
- Base and Voluntary Life Insurance
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401k Matching
- Employee Assistance Program