Senior Software Engineers | Platform | Infrastructure | Cloud | AI
Arlington, VA
Posted
District Partners has been engaged by a rapidly growing technology company building advanced software platforms, AI-driven capabilities, and cloud-native solutions that support highly complex, mission-critical environments. As the organization continues to expand its engineering team in the U.S., it is hiring across multiple senior software engineering disciplines. Rather than filling a single position, they're building a world-class engineering organization that will help define how software is developed, tested, deployed, secured, and operated for years to come.
This is an opportunity to join early, work alongside exceptional engineers, and help shape the technical foundation of a company investing heavily in its future.
Why This Opportunity Stands Apart:
This isn't a traditional infrastructure, cloud engineering, or DevOps role.
The organization is looking for software engineers with deep infrastructure expertise. Engineers who understand how software moves from concept to production and enjoy building the platforms, tooling, automation, and engineering systems that enable entire development organizations to move faster.
You'll help influence everything from platform architecture and developer experience to cloud infrastructure, software delivery, automation, security, observability, and engineering standards.
If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, working across multiple phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and building technology that other engineers depend on every day, you'll thrive here.
Multiple Senior Software Engineering Opportunities:
The organization is growing across several engineering teams and is seeking exceptional software engineers whose experience aligns with areas such as:
Platform Engineering
Infrastructure Software Engineering
Cloud Engineering
Developer Tooling & Developer Experience
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
DevOps & Platform Automation
Software Infrastructure
While each team has a different technical focus, they all share a common philosophy:
Build software that enables engineers to build better software.
The strongest candidates are software engineers first, with expertise spanning infrastructure, automation, cloud platforms, and developer productivity.
What You'll Be Owning:
Depending on the team, responsibilities may include:
Designing and building the infrastructure foundation that supports modern software development
Writing production-quality code to develop internal tooling, automation frameworks, APIs, platform services, and developer utilities
Building scalable CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and software delivery workflows
Developing automation that improves engineering productivity and operational efficiency
Building Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar technologies
Designing and supporting Kubernetes-based platforms that enable secure and scalable application delivery
Supporting modern DevOps and software delivery workflows
Improving observability, monitoring, reliability, scalability, and operational maturity
Working across software engineering, infrastructure, security, and operations to deliver secure, scalable technical solutions
Helping establish engineering standards, SDLC best practices, platform architecture, and long-term technical direction
What They're Looking For:
Successful candidates will typically bring experience across several of the following areas:
8+ years of Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or related disciplines
Strong software development experience using Python, Go, Rust, Java, or similar modern programming languages
Experience building internal tooling, automation frameworks, developer platforms, APIs, services, or platform capabilities
Strong understanding of modern Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
Deep hands-on experience designing and supporting AWS cloud environments
Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar technologies
Kubernetes and containerized application platforms
Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, testing, and modern software delivery practices
Ability to operate as both a hands-on engineer and technical leader
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across engineering teams
Experience That Stands Out:
Experience in one or more of the following is highly valued:
Government, defense, aerospace, or other highly regulated environments
Secure cloud environments and modern security frameworks
AI infrastructure, machine learning platforms, or MLOps
Rust or modern systems programming
Building internal engineering platforms and developer tooling
Scaling engineering organizations within startup or high-growth environments
Building processes, tooling, and engineering standards in evolving organizations
Who Will Thrive Here:
The strongest engineers don't think of themselves as infrastructure administrators
They're software engineers who happen to have exceptional infrastructure expertise
They automate repetitive work instead of accepting manual processes
They build platforms that make other engineers more productive
They understand software beyond writing code, taking ownership across development, testing, deployment, operations, and continuous improvement
Most importantly, they enjoy solving problems that don't already have predefined answers and are excited by the opportunity to help build something from the ground up
Compensation: $180,000 - $230,000 Base + Equity + Comprehensive Benefits (flexibility at the top end based on skills and experience)
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Location: Northern Virginia (Hybrid). Candidates should anticipate spending approximately two days per week onsite, with flexibility based on engineering collaboration, project priorities, and business needs.
Security Requirements: U.S. citizenship required. Ability to obtain a security clearance required. Active clearance is a plus but not required.
