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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer (L5) - **Company:** Exiger LLC - **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Apache ActiveMQ, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Big Data, Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, MySQL, Octopus Deploy, Systems Development Life Cycle, Raw Data, Redis, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, Enterprise Software Applications, Grafana, Spring-boot, Backend, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Front End Software Development, Api Design, Terraform, Microservices - **Published:** August 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88089050/1 ## About the Role * 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with significant experience designing, building, and operating complex backend systems or data-intensive applications * Demonstrated experience as a technical lead or senior engineer responsible for the architecture, technical direction, and health of a scaled enterprise application with mission-critical customer impact * Strong system design instincts and the ability to reason across application, data, infrastructure, reliability, and operational concerns * Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and IAC * Experience with mission-critical, API-first SaaS systems, balancing short-term delivery with long-term architectural vision * Passion for data, analytics, and using technology to uncover meaningful insights * Experience working at a rapidly-evolving, PE-backed, growth startup * Bonus points for experience operating in an air-gapped FedRAMP or DoD I/L environment ## Description We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Engineer to lead our DDIQ team, the group responsible for our core risk signals processing engine - the cornerstone of our platform. By combining data on global companies with signals from worldwide events, our team builds systems that transform massive volumes of raw data into actionable risk insights. These insights help our customers identify and mitigate potential risks in their suppliers and partners, driving smarter and safer business decisions., As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll drive the technical direction of our products, build reliable, scalable web applications and services that power our SaaS platform, operate and maintain the system, and mentor other engineers on the team. You will play a key role in engineering the scalability, reliability, quality, performance, and maintainability of our systems., \* Own the technical vision and architecture for DDIQ end-to-end, establishing a clear architectural direction that supports the product's current needs and long-term growth \* Serve as the most senior technical authority on the team, providing leadership across backend, frontend, data, infrastructure, and system design \* Effectively manage AI agents to drive delivery across all stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, CI/CD, operations at speed and scale \* Deliver features across multiple services and systems, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-quality releases \* Oversee architecture and design decisions, helping the team make tradeoffs between performance, scalability, and time-to-market \* Ensure reliability and observability across our microservices ecosystem, including production monitoring, alerting, and recovery \* Ensure operational excellence, managing the CI/CD lifecycle, testing, deployments, and cost optimizations, \* Core Platform: Java / Spring Boot \* Data: MySQL \* Frontend: TypeScript / Angular \* Messaging: ActiveMQ, Kafka, Redis \* Infrastructure: Kubernetes via Helm and Argo CD; AWS via Terraform \* Observability: ELK, Grafana #LI-Hybrid Exiger is named a Leader in the GartnerMagic Quadrant for Supplier Risk Management, twice selected as one of Fast Company's 'Brands That Matter,' and recipient of the Third Party Risk Association's Innovator Award, Exiger's technology has been recognized by leading analyst evaluations and 50+ awards. Learn more atExiger.comand follow Exiger onLinkedIn. At Exiger, our values define how we work and why we lead. We are mission-inspired, imagination-driven, trust-anchored, and compassion-focused-committed to building technology that makes the world safer, more transparent, and more resilient. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. 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