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Software Engineer (SWE)

Beyond SOF
Annapolis, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 9/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/17/2026
Skill Level 320 years with BS
Profile: A senior engineer who can design, implement, and improve distributed application orchestration logic, mentor peers, and contribute to the architectural direction of the system.

Responsibilities
Design scalable workflows for deploying and managing Kubernetes-native applications
Lead the development of reusable Helm charts, GitOps templates, and deployment strategies
Build system-aware controllers or agents that automate app lifecycle tasks
Contribute to platform-wide architecture decisions (e.g., deployment strategy, multi-cluster config, observability)
Mentor junior engineers and review code for reliability, clarity, and best practices
Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to ensure secure and compliant deployments
Core Skills
Deep experience with Go or Python in cloud-native contexts
Strong Kubernetes experience: CRDs, Helm, GitOps, multi-tenant app deployments
Experience with event-driven or agent-based systems (e.g., Kafka, controller patterns)
Familiar with infrastructure automation (Terraform, cloud-init, Ansible)
Comfortable balancing automation and operator oversight in complex environments
Leadership Traits
Owns end-to-end delivery of system components
Helps shape internal standards and shared tooling
Guides team through design decisions and tradeoffs
Thinks in systems, not just services

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