Hypergiant is looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and evolution of next-generation command and control (C2) software systems, shaping architectural decisions and driving technical excellence across multiple agile delivery teams to deliver secure, scalable, and interoperable cloud-based solutions for the Department of Defense (DoD).
Requirements
- 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).
- 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.
- Active security clearance.
- Experience leading systems in IL4/IL5 or equivalent classified environments.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Other
- This position requires active U.S. national security clearance and the ability to obtain one.
- Additionally, travel may be required to customer and subcontractor sites as well as other office locations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence architecture direction at the program level.
- US Citizenship required; must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
- Background in C2, sensor management, or defense software systems.
