Staff/Principal Software Engineer, Consulting (U. S. Air Force)
Skylight · United States
Posted about a month ago · $90,000–$125,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 31 days Skylight's roles stay open a median of 57 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 80% of Skylight's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Skylight
- high 8 stale, 2 reposted of 15 open
- Hiring momentum
- 21 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Skylight's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Skylight.
About this role
As a Staff/Principal Software Engineer at Skylight, you will focus on consulting engagements to improve government services through software modernization. Your role involves assessing legacy systems, shaping technical strategies, and collaborating with government engineers to implement modern engineering practices. You will also mentor government partners and advocate for agile methodologies while navigating organizational changes within the U.S. Air Force.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Skylight as an employer.
What you need
- Ability to write clean, working, and reusable code
- Understand the different pieces of software systems and how to fit them together, while keeping performance, reliability, and availability in mind
- Familiar with how to build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities
- Experience evaluating existing systems and communicating technical findings and recommendations to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
- Comfort holding architectural decision rights on a multi-vendor engagement, and making the tradeoffs legible to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working in agile software development
Nice to have
- Military or government experience
- Experience leading legacy modernization efforts or reverse-engineering legacy applications where the code, the documentation, and stakeholder knowledge don't agree
- Experience with web-based tech stacks (e.g., Java/React) and cloud infrastructure
- Experience coaching other engineers on the failure modes of AI-assisted development
- Experience delivering technology in government, regulated industries, or other public-benefit settings
What you get
- Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
- Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period
- Flexible paid-time-off policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays
Worth weighing
- Role contingent on contract award; if not awarded, other opportunities may be discussed
- Client is early- to mid-transformation, expect organizational and operational change
- All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories
- U.S. citizenship required for employment
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Listed by Skylight on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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