or apply directly on Bluestaq US External's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Bluestaq US External's roles stay open a median of 20 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 9% of Bluestaq US External's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Bluestaq US External
- high 5 stale, 0 reposted of 11 open
- Hiring momentum
- 20 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Bluestaq US External's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Bluestaq US External.
About this role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Bluestaq, you will lead engineering efforts across multiple teams, focusing on platform improvements and architectural design. Your role involves influencing technical standards, driving cross-team initiatives, and coaching other engineers to enhance delivery speed and quality. You will also be responsible for addressing systemic technical risks and ensuring the reliability and security of the software used by customers and mission partners.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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 Bluestaq US External as an employer.
What you need
- Exceptional proficiency across 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
- Deep expertise in large-scale system design, platform architecture, and cross-cutting technical strategy spanning multiple stacks and deployment environments
- Strong track record of driving cross-team engineering improvements in testing, observability, CI/CD, security, or shared infrastructure
- Proven ability to identify and resolve systemic technical risks and fragmentation across multiple codebases and teams
- Demonstrated success coaching and developing Staff-level engineers into broader technical leaders
Nice to have
- 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
What you get
- Salary Range (CO): $150,000 — $210,000 USD
- Relocation assistance may be available for this role and is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Bluestaq will sponsor eligible candidates through the clearance process based on program needs.
Worth weighing
- Clearance Requirement: This position may require an active TS/SCI Clearance.
- No specific technologies or tools mentioned, which may indicate a broad range of responsibilities or legacy systems.
- The role involves significant cross-team collaboration, which may require strong interpersonal skills and adaptability.
Summarised from Bluestaq US External's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Bluestaq US External on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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