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About the Role   Bluestaq is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead medium-sized features, improve code quality, and mentor early-career teammates on mission-critical systems. You'll own features and modules that span multiple components and services, working with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver reliable, maintainable software that supports national security and defense missions.   Why This Role Matters   Senior Software Engineers are the technical anchors of our teams. You'll be the go-to person for a domain or service, ensuring that what we ship is not only functional but well-designed, tested, and sustainable. Your work will directly impact mission readiness, and your mentorship will shape the next generation of engineers at Bluestaq. You'll balance hands-on delivery with technical leadership, raising the bar for code quality and system design.   Key Responsibilities   Own features and modules that span multiple components/services and require coordination with other teams or roles   Design and implement non-trivial features with clear tradeoffs (performance, readability, complexity, security)   Write solid tests (unit, integration, basic end-to-end) and help improve test coverage and reliability   Identify and address code smells, refactoring opportunities, and tech debt in your area   Understand core architecture patterns in use (microservices, event-driven, SPA, component-based UI) and work within them effectively   Operate independently within your product area: scope work, make reasonable design decisions, and proactively raise risks   Act as an escalation point for junior engineers when debugging issues or clarifying designs   Mentor others via pairing, feedback, and sharing context, not just fixing things yourself   Lead medium-sized features from idea → design → implementation → production → follow-up   Debug complex issues that span multiple components or services, including production incidents   Make incremental improvements to architecture, patterns, and tooling in your domain   Required Qualifications   Strong proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks   Proven ability to design and deliver complex features across the full stack   Deep understanding of software architecture patterns and design principles   Experience with automated testing strategies and test-driven development   Track record of mentoring junior engineers and improving team practices   Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across distributed systems   Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and modern deployment practices   Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly   Preferred Qualifications   Experience with microservices architectures and distributed systems   Familiarity with event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing   Background in performance optimization and scalability   Experience working on government, defense, or mission-critical systems   Knowledge of security best practices and secure coding standards   Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities   Experience with observability tools and practices (logging, metrics, tracing)   Familiarity with customer-facing environments, including Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs) or similar collaborative forums with stakeholders   Required Experience and Education:   PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 0+ years of software engineering or related experience, OR   Master's degree in Computer Scien