Senior Software Development Engineer (US Federal, Kubernetes)

Location: Reston, Virginia, USA; may require on-site work at client locations in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. At least 50% of time each quarter is spent in the office or in the field.

Annual base salary: $163,800–$245,800 USD for the primary location; additional U.S. locations: $148,200–$264,000 USD.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 500 enterprise cloud platform providing solutions for people management, finance operations, and responsible AI, including services for U.S. federal agencies.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and implement solutions for a Kubernetes-based infrastructure platform.
• Build and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure platform components.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments with Terraform and Argo CD.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and observability tooling to support reliable product delivery.
• Troubleshoot platform issues and collaborate with development teams across locations and time zones.
• Maintain security standards, compliance, documentation, and knowledge-sharing practices.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required because the role supports U.S. federal government contracts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance is required; TS/SCI with CI Poly is preferred.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and software development engineering.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and production cloud environments.
• Experience with AWS and proficiency in at least one programming language such as C#, Python, Ruby, Rust, or Go.
• Experience with security auditing, compliance frameworks, or air-gapped cloud regions; a related degree or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• DoD 8570/8140 compliance with IAT Level II certification, a current Computing Environment credential, and an approved specialty certification.
• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work combining office and remote work, with at least 50% of each quarter spent in the office or field depending on the role.
• Opportunity to work on mission-driven infrastructure supporting federal agencies.
• hirify.global Bonus Plan or role-specific bonus eligibility and potential annual refresh stock grants.
• Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and employment process.

Hiring process

• Recruiters provide additional details about compensation during the hiring process.
• Security-clearance requirements are evaluated as part of the application process.