Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer
Pittsburgh, PA + Travel
$160–200k Package

Certus Recruitment Group is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for a mission-driven software company building data-intensive platforms used by senior stakeholders across the U.S. national security ecosystem.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who cares deeply about code quality, scalable architecture, and building products that matter. The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in designing and delivering robust backend systems that support complex data and analytics workflows.

The Role The Senior Software Engineer will contribute across the full software development lifecycle, working closely with product, data, and QA teams in an agile environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing, building, and testing scalable data-driven backend systems
• Writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested production code
• Contributing to end-to-end feature development and platform capabilities
• Optimising systems for performance, reliability, and accuracy
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and technical innovation
• Collaborating within a scrum-based agile team alongside engineers, DBEs, and QA

What They’re Looking For

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong backend engineering experience using Java / Spring Boot (or equivalent)
• Advanced SQL skills with experience using PostgreSQL
• Comfortable working in Linux environments
• Experience building systems that support data-driven analytics
• Proven ability to work independently in fast-paced environments

Desirable Experience

• Active U.S. security clearance or the ability to obtain one
• Exposure to startup or high-growth product environments
• Experience working in agile / scrum teams
• Familiarity with Git version control
• Frontend exposure (JavaScript, React, CSS)
• Prior experience working in product-led engineering teams

What’s On Offer

• $160–200k total compensation package
• Opportunity to work on technically complex, high-impact systems
• Strong engineering culture with high standards for quality and ownership
• Meaningful exposure to data-intensive and analytics-driven platforms
• Long-term career growth in a mission-focused, product-driven environment

This role suits a senior engineer who enjoys solving hard problems, values clean architecture, and wants their work to contribute to outcomes that genuinely matter.

Certus Recruitment Group is a well-established and experienced specialist consultancy providing sales, marketing, and IT recruitment services. We serve the technology sector across North America, the UK, Europe, and Australia.