Principal Software Engineer

About the role

active security clearance at the ts/sci polygraph level is required

If you are a collaborative leader with a passion for driving innovative systems engineering and mentoring cross-functional groups, we want you on our team! At Nyla, we are entirely dedicated to delivering high-performing, reliable solutions that advance our nation's mission. We are looking for an upbeat, solution-focused Technical Lead to front a talented multi-disciplinary team of software and DevOps engineers, ensuring our capabilities scale to meet critical real-world requirements. In this role, you will bridge the gap between high-velocity software engineering and automated deployment infrastructure. From developing micro services and scaling distributed data flows to optimizing system monitoring frameworks, your leadership will ensure our mission platforms remain stable, resilient, and cutting-edge. If you are a straightforward engineering leader who loves working with passionate technologists and making a meaningful impact, let’s achieve more together! The annual base salary range for this role is $205,000-$242,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

Qualifications

• Technical Team Leadership: Proven experience serving as a technical lead for a multi-disciplinary team of software engineers and DevOps engineers.
• Backend Engineering: Robust development experience constructing scalable microservices utilizing Java and the Spring framework, alongside proficiency with the Linux CLI.
• Dataflow Management: Strong experience developing and maintaining NiFi workflows, creating customized processors, and coordinating cluster expansions to handle high-velocity data.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Solid experience with container technologies (Docker, containerd) and enterprise orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• System Monitoring: Demonstrated familiarity with systems performance tracking using tools like Grafana and Prometheus, combined with Git for version control. Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, System Engineering, or related field) preferred, or equivalent professional experience with 20 years of experience, or 24 years of relevant experience.

Desired Skills

• Automation Pipelines: Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) principles and automated deployment platforms like GitLab CI and ArgoCD.
• Search Infrastructure: Experience integrating and optimizing distributed index networks like OpenSearch or Elasticsearch for rapid data retrieval.
• Cloud Architecture: Exposure to data management and ingestion over the Amazon HCI platform.
• Agile Collaboration: Superb debugging, documentation, and communication skills with an ability to operate effectively within an Agile development environment.

Clearance: TS/SCI w/Poly

Compensation

Posted Annualized Salary: $205,000 – $242,000