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# Staff Software Engineer, Government Programs

- **Company:** Muon Space Inc
- **Location:** Woodbridge, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $228,000.0 - $252,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, C++ (Programming Language), Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Uptime, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Cloud Platform System, Backend, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Stream Processing, Devsecops
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=193fb3236efc0a05

## About the Role

* BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience.
 * 10+ years of software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust, in production environments.
 * Technical depth in distributed systems, backend services, or platform development.
 * Demonstrated experience building and operating mission-critical services with uptime, reliability, and performance requirements
 * Knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure (e.g., containers, service orchestration, observability stacks).
 * Experience mentoring engineers and leading large technical initiatives.
 * Active US security clearance; TS/SCI preferred.

Nice-to-have Skills

 * Strongly preferred: Experience deploying and operating software infrastructure in classified environments.
 * Familiarity with government accreditation processes (e.g., ATO, RMF) and DevSecOps in classified environments.
 * Comfort working in a highly interdisciplinary environment with engineers, operators, and domain specialists.
 * Familiarity with real-time data processing pipelines or high-throughput systems.
 * Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, or automated deployment workflows.
 * Contributions to open-source projects or a track record of technical writing and knowledge sharing.

## Description

Muon is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our team and help scale our core platforms. In this role, you'll have high-level, organizational impact designing foundational architecture, developing shared libraries and services, and developing technical strategies to ship customer-facing features with real, immediate impact. This role will be a technical lead, building the platforms that enable Muon's missions for our government programs.

You'll work within a tight-knit team that values open communication, cross-functional collaboration, and moving quickly without cutting corners. You'll partner closely with other engineering teams to translate business needs into reliable, well-crafted solutions. Whether you're building something from scratch or improving what already exists, you'll have a direct hand in shaping the systems our customers depend on every day. This will include developing software and infrastructure in classified environments., * Design, build, and evolve high-performance systems that are scalable, resilient, and reliable in regulated environments

 * Deploy, operate, and maintain software platforms and infrastructure into classified environments, including meeting relevant security, compliance, and accreditation requirements.
 * Ensure execution across interdependent, multi-month epics and initiatives.
 * Own architectural decisions that shape the long-term direction of our core systems.
 * Define metrics aligned with critical company goals
 * Identify and resolve bottlenecks, performance issues, and systemic risks in production environments.
 * Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business and product needs into well-crafted technical solutions.
 * Mentor teams and senior engineers, define training plans, define standards for code, testing, design and review.
 * Take ownership of systems, tools and processes that have broad company impact.