\nAbout BLEN\nBLENers are passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems. For over 20 years, we've been helping government agencies and businesses transform their digital experience. We bring fresh perspectives to every project, from modernizing legacy systems to building cloud-native applications to experimenting with technology thatโs just around the corner. We value building long and enduring partnerships to solve complex challenges by putting humans at the center of all the experiences. Our team thrives on turning tricky problems into solutions that are practical, accessible and performant.\n\n\nAbout this position\nAs a Senior Software Developer II - Full Stack at BLEN, you will take on a highly strategic role in designing, architecting, and developing scalable, robust digital solutions. This role demands a combination of deep technical expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies and the ability to collaborate closely with tech leads and sometimes take on tech lead responsibilities. You will be expected to think strategically, mentor team members, and deliver high-impact solutions while embracing ownership and accountability. In addition, this position requires a strong background in cloud services, system architecture, AI toolings, and an eagerness to innovate by building prototypes and transforming proof of concepts into production-ready features\n\n\n\nWhat we would like from you\n* Technical Leadership and Strategy\n* Collaborate closely with the tech lead, taking responsibility for the system's architecture and development strategy\n* Step in as the acting Tech Lead when required, making key technical decisions that ensure alignment with overall product and business goals\n* Design and implement scalable, efficient, and maintainable systems and architectures\n* Work on building prototypes and proof of concepts that later become major production features\n\n\n\n* Software Development and Problem-Solving\n* Leverage extensive full-stack development experience to lead high-complexity, outcome-driven projects\n* Proactively diagnose and solve architectural and technical issues, driving quality improvements in existing systems\n* Work hands-on with modern tech stacks, including advanced usage of cloud platforms, ensuring scalable system designs\n* Actively contribute to the development and deployment of AI-driven solutions and applications\n\n\n\n* Mentorship and Team Development\n* Mentor and support junior engineers, focusing on transferring skills in system design, cloud services, and AI technologies\n* Provide technical guidance across teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation\n* Engage in technical interviews, assessing candidates' skills and cultural fit\n\n\n\n* Communication and Stakeholder Engagement\n* Present design documents, architecture diagrams, and technical solutions to clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams\n* Communicate technical strategies and developments effectively across the team and external partners\n\n\n\n* Process Improvement and Innovation\n* Drive improvements in software development processes and practices, with a focus on high performance and scalability\n* Champion best practices in system design, architecture, cloud services, and AI development\n* Stay up to date with emerging technologies and trends in AI and cloud computing, applying this knowledge to drive innovation in the organization\n\n\n\nBasic qualifications\n* Essential Requirements\n* 10+ years of engineering experience, with a proven track record of designing and developing scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems and architectures\n* Extensive experience with full stack development using Python, React, Next.js, Node.js, Java or Ruby on Rails\n* Hands-on experience with Python and AI toolings, including familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and other modern AI frameworks\n* Strong expertise in containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, ensuring systems are scalable and maintainable in a cloud-native environment\n* Experience working with both relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases like Firestore, MongoDB, ensuring effective database design, optimization, and scalability\n* Hands-on experience integrating external APIs and third-party services into applications\n* Strong cloud services management and configuration skills with AWS, Azure, or GCP, leveraging these platforms for high availability, scalability, and security\n* Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git), and experience managing large, complex codebases\n* Robust problem-solving skills, particularly in diagnosing and resolving complex system issues related to distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and application performance\n* \n\n* Preferred Skills and Experience\n* Prior experience leading engineering teams or acting as a Tech Lead\n* Experience building AI applications and their underlying infrastructure\n* Familiarity with DevOps tools and best practices\n* Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance\n\n\n\nRequirement\n* Must be a US Citizen or legal resident and able to work domestically\n* Must be located in the United States\n* Must be able to attain low-level security clearance\n\n\n\nPerks\n* Work from anywhere.\n* Competitive pay.\n* A contribution to your health benefit.\n* The chance to work on high-visibility projects and make a significant impact.\n\n\n\nGet to know us\n* We are a small, creative and highly technical team.\n* Our heroes are the scrappy folks that dare to dream and do great things. We love people that care more about doing the right thing than taking a shortcut.\n* We believe in finishing projects and floor our clients by how much we cared about their project.\n* We believe in integrity and because we're small, we are very selective of our partners and clients.\n* We do not use phrases like 'human resource' because you are NOT a resource. You are a team member and we will treat you like one.\n\n\n\nWhat you should expect from us\n* We will treat you fairly.\n* We give you space to grow both personally and professionally.\n* We will hear your ideas even when we disagree -- especially when we disagree.\n* We will be equitable with our success and be honest with our challenges.\n* We will always tell you the truth. Even when the truth is difficult.\n\n\n\nBLEN's hiring process\n* Resume Review: Our team evaluates your resume and online profiles (LinkedIn, GitHub, etc.) to assess qualification fit.\n* Role-Specific Assessment (depending on role, due in 24 - 48 hours): Complete a take-home assignment or live coding session to demonstrate technical skills. For this role, this will be the assessment: https://github.com/blencorp/blen-fullstack-engineer-take-home\n* Hiring Manager Screen (30 mins): Dive deeper into your experience and the role with the hiring manager.\n* Virtual Interviews (2 rounds, 30-45 min each): Technical and competency-based interviews aligned with Blen's values, conducted via Google Meet.\n* Decision & Offer: Post-interview, the hiring team decides. If selected, your recruiter will extend an offer and assist with logistics.\n\n\n\n\n\n$135,000 - $170,000 a yearThe salary range represents the compensation we expect to offer candidates who can perform the core responsibilities with minimal additional training. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as skill set, level of experience, and scope of responsibility. Our recruitment team is available to discuss your specific salary requirements and to provide more information about how we determine compensation. We are committed to fair and transparent pay practices and encourage open dialogue about our compensation structure throughout the application process. We look forward to learning more about your qualifications and how they align with our framework.\nEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities\nThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractorโs legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Python, Docker, DevOps, Java, Cloud, Ruby and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n
$52,500 — $95,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n
๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐ We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nWashington, DC
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\nCompany Overview: \nOur client is a leading provider of advanced technology solutions, specializing in mission-critical applications that support national security initiatives. With a strong commitment to innovation and excellence, they empower their team members to deliver impactful solutions in a collaborative and supportive environment.\n\n\nPosition Overview: \nWe are seeking experienced Systems Engineers to join a platform engineering team in Chantilly, VA. As a Systems Engineer - Platform Engineer, you will collaborate with multiple project teams to design and produce reusable infrastructure and software components. You will play a crucial role in developing robust, scalable solutions using modern infrastructure as code and DevOps tools, aimed at enhancing application resilience, reducing costs, and accelerating delivery to mission customers.\n\n\nActive security clearance with full scope polygraph required.\n\n\n\nResponsibilities:\n* Design and implement reusable software solutions and business processes using industry-standard infrastructure as code (IaC) and DevOps tools.\n* Utilize cloud-native tools to build and maintain infrastructure supporting large, user-facing applications in AWS.\n* Develop and deploy containerized applications using Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, and Helm.\n* Debug and optimize applications written in Java, Python, JavaScript, or Ruby on Linux platforms.\n* Manage relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and document databases (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr), including managed services like AWS RDS or OpenSearch.\n* Provide tier 3 support and perform root cause analysis for application and infrastructure failures.\n* Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in an agile environment using Git-based workflows.\n\n\n\nRequirements:\n* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, with 3+ years of experience for senior level, 8+ years for expert level, or 13+ years for subject matter expert level.\n* Proven experience leveraging cloud-native tools to build and sustain applications in AWS.\n* Strong proficiency in writing infrastructure as code using Terraform or similar tools.\n* Hands-on experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.\n* Proficiency in programming languages such as Python (preferred), Java, or JavaScript.\n* Experience managing relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and document databases (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr).\n* Ability to provide tier 3 support and conduct root cause analysis for application and infrastructure issues.\n* Familiarity with Git and Agile methodologies for software development.\n* Active security clearance with full scope polygraph required.\n\n\n\nBenefits:\n* Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with employer-paid premiums for employees and dependents.\n* Health Spending Accounts (HSA) with employer contributions to cover plan deductibles.\n* 100% employer match on 401(k) contributions up to 8% of annual payroll, immediately vested.\n* Generous annual paid time off (PTO), including holidays, vacation, sick, personal, and administrative absences.\n* Financial support for continuing education up to $10,000 annually.\n* Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for elder and child care expenses.\n\n\n\nSalary Range:\n* Senior Level: $155,000 - $180,000\n* Expert Level: $210,000 - $228,000\n* Subject Matter Expert Level: $250,000 - $265,000\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation & Details: Contractor site in Chantilly, VA. Flexible work hours with potential for off-hours support. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Python, DevOps, Git, Ruby, Senior and Engineer jobs that are similar:\n\n
$70,000 — $100,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n
๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐ We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nChantilly, VA
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\nHi there! Thanks for stopping by =]\n\n \n\nAre you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Wellโฆ you might just be in the right place!\n\n \n\nWeโre looking for a SRE/DevOps engineer to join our team in Tbilisi. This team of experts enables our development teams to efficiently build and run great software to excite our customers. Currently the SRE team is operating 5 different product platforms, mostly running on AWS Cloud infrastructure. Utilizing a variety of technologies including Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Lambdaโs etc.\n\n \n\nYouโll be focussing on the strategic expansion and scalability improvements of our flagship product - while being part of the global team to keep the lights on on all platforms.\n\nAs an SRE youโll work closely together with engineers and product managers around the world in order to provide tailored and innovative solutions for the market.\n\nLightspeed is happy to offer relocation for this role.\n\n \n\nโ What youโll be responsible for:\n\n\n* Initiate and contribute to continuous improvement of our software delivery processes and practices in a multi-location, multidisciplinary team to empower and accelerate product development\n\n* Use automation extensively to design, configure, manage, and monitor systems in support of our product development teams\n\n* Design and architect operational solutions with the specific goal of increasing the standardization, automation, repeatability, cost-efficiency and consistency of operational tasks\n\n* Work with developers and other SRE to design and build scalable and reliable Cloud cost efficient infrastructure\n\n* Write and maintain architectural, stakeholder, policy and processes documentation\n\n* Adhere to and advocate for best practices, including Infrastructure as Code, monitoring, high availability, disaster recovery, security, and DevOps methodologies\n\n* Collaborate with development teams and use intuition, experience and understanding to create SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs\n\n* Provide timely assistance and remediation solutions during critical situations and production incidents to help resolve service problems (You will be on call for periods of time)\n\n\n\n\n \n\nโ Must have skills:\n\n\n* Kubernetes/Docker\n\n* Bash or Python or Ruby or any other backend language (programing skills)\n\n* Cloud experience, preferably AWS or GCP\n\n* Good experience provisioning and managing infrastructures with high availability constraints\n\n* Good communication skills in English and Russian\n\n\n\n\n \n\nโ Nice to have:\n\n\n* Terraform, Config Management (puppet/chef/ansible/salt)\n\n* Knowing how to work with Data & Linux systems (ElasticSearch/ Kafka/MySql or any other database)\n\n* CI/CD\n\n\n\n\n \n\nโ Whatโs in it for you\n\n\n* Lots of autonomy. Flexible work culture, and the possibility of remote work.\n\n* Everyone matters. Day by day, we improve all our products and processes. We have a global team and flexible work culture that provides many opportunities to grow and develop your career.\n\n* We care. We provide Macbooks for our team members so they can take it anywhere and work from any place. We provide training and educational materials to keep everyone updated.\n\n* We have a concierge service. If you need to meet someone at the airport, get delivery, or even change tires on your car, we have a team that will do that for you.\n\n* We are reliable. Lightspeed was founded in 2004 and remains profitable and self-sustaining. Lightspeed is a public company, and we provide RSU for our employees. We have a head office in Montreal, Canada, and now we are opening offices in Tbilisi and Yerevan. We also have more than 25 offices worldwide, from France to New Zealand.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nWho We Are\n\nPowering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.\n\nFounded in Montrรฉal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Python, DevOps, Cloud, Ruby, Senior, Engineer, Linux, Backend and Digital Nomad jobs that are similar:\n\n
$70,000 — $120,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n
๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐ We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nTbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia
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