Senior Staff Software Engineer

About Bluestaq
At Bluestaq we build secure data platforms that matter for space missions national defense healthcare systems and commercial innovation. Founded in 2018 weve become a leader in enterprise software and secure data management by staying focused on what counts: modern architecture operational excellence and mission impact.

Were engineers problem-solvers and builders who take the mission seriously but not ourselves. We automate the repeatable question the status quo and design systems that are as reliable as they are scalable. Whether were supporting space defense systems or healthcare advancements we build with the same principles: cloud-native solutions security by design and relentless simplicity.

Our name Blue (military shorthand for the good guys) and staq (as in software stack). Its who we are mission-aligned technologists building platforms that protect the worlds most valuable data.

Recognized Excellence Weve earned national recognition as one of Inc. Magazines Fastest-Growing Private Companies and consistently rank among Colorados Best Workplaces. But what were most proud of The systems we build the teams we develop and the mission outcomes we enable.

About the Role

Bluestaq is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead multi-team technical initiatives influence architecture across product lines and drive significant improvements in systems engineering practices and team the intersection of technical leadership and organizational impact harmonizing engineering patterns and shaping how Bluestaq builds mission-critical software at scale in support of national security and defense missions.

Why This Role Matters

Senior Staff Software Engineers are the connective tissue across engineering at Bluestaq. Youdontjust own a systemyou influence how multiple teams build their systems. The platform improvements you drive the standards youestablish and the coaching you provide to Staff and Senior engineers produce compounding effects on delivery speed and quality across the organization. Your decisions directly affect the reliability security and scalability of the software Bluestaqs customers and mission partners depend on.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering efforts that span multiple teams or product areas including major re-architectures new platform capabilities and cross-cutting reliability or security programs
• Serve as a key technical partner for program leadership product management and cross-functional leads
• Design and drive implementation of large-scale architectures: platform components shared libraries major system migrations and cross-product integrations
• Apply deepexpertiseacross the full stackbackend frontend data and infrastructureto navigate complex performance scalability reliability and security tradeoffs
• Drive improvements in core engineering practices across multiple teams: testing strategy observability CI/CD pipelines coding standards and security posture
• Identifyand reduce unnecessary technical fragmentation by harmonizing patterns tooling and shared standards across engineering groups
• Own cross-team technical outcomes with minimal directionanticipatinglong-term risk and downstream impact before they become urgent
• Coach Staff and Senior engineers to run their own domains effectively and grow into broader technical leaders
• Represent engineering in high-level technical discussions about roadmap priorities architectural tradeoffs and organizational investment decisions
• Lead multi-team initiatives from concept to rollout aligning multiple engineering groups around shared goals and compatible designs
• Recognize systemic weaknessestest fragility performance gaps security posture developer experienceand design programs to address them at scale

Required Qualifications

• Exceptionalproficiencyacross multiple software engineering domains: distributed systems API design data architecture frontend or backend development and platform engineering
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-team technical initiatives from concept through production at organizational scale with measurable impact on reliability performance or engineering velocity
• Deepexpertisein large-scale system design platform architecture and cross-cutting technical strategy spanning multiple stacks and deployment environments
• Strongtrack recordof driving cross-team engineering improvements in testing observability CI/CD security or shared infrastructure
• Proven ability toidentifyand resolve systemic technical risks and fragmentation across multiple codebases and teams
• Demonstrated success coaching and developing Staff-level engineers into broader technical leaders
• Excellent technical communication skills: ability to influence and align multiple engineering teams behind shared architectural decisions patterns and standards
• Experience navigating cross-team organizational dynamics and delivering technical outcomes across reporting boundaries without formal authority

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing or owning shared platforms internal developer tooling or cross-cutting infrastructure components used across multiple product teams
• Background in large-scale system migrations performance engineering programs or multi-year reliability initiatives
• Deep familiarity with DoD intelligence community or federal software delivery and security standards including RMF NIST 800-53 or STIG compliance
• Experience managing architectural technical debt at scale and driving simplification programs across large complex codebases
• History of developing Staff-level technical talent through direct coaching structured mentorship or technical leadership programs
• Contributions to engineering strategy hiring or technical community beyond immediate team scope
• External recognition as a technical leader: publications conference presentations open-source project ownership or standards contributions

Required Experience and Education:

• PhD in Computer Science Engineering or a related field and 6 years of software engineering or related experience OR
• Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field and 8 years of software engineering or related experience OR
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field and 10 years of software engineering or related experience OR
• Associate degree in a related field and 12 years of software engineering or related experience OR
• High School Diploma/GED and 14 years of software engineering or related experience.

Clearance Requirement:This position may require the ability to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance. To be eligible for a security clearance U.S. citizenship is required and an employee must agree to participate in a background screen and credit check. Eligibility for a TS/SCI Clearance will be assessed as part of the onboarding process or based on programmatic needs.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organizations facilities.

Relocation:This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Bluestaq is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis age 40 and over color disability gender identity genetic information military or veteran status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation or any other status protected by state or local law.

Bluestaq will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities and employees whose work requirements interfere with a religious belief unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Bluestaq or a direct threat. Employees needing such accommodation are instructed to contact Human Resources immediately at .

Date the Position Closes: Applications will be accepted for 60 days beyond the posting date or until the position is filled whichever comes first.