Clarity Innovations
Principal Software Engineer
Remote Software Engineering role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJun 21, 2026
Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
USA
Role overview
Principal Software Engineer
Requirements and responsibilities
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Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain data pipeline components supporting ingestion, transformation, and delivery of structured data.
- Contribute to SDK development across multiple programming languages to support data emission and consumption by downstream tools.
- Implement and validate data format conversions and schema compliance across pipeline stages.
- Troubleshoot integration issues across distributed system boundaries including format, schema, and transport-layer problems.
- Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to ensure pipeline designs meet enterprise and security standards.
- Contribute to technical documentation and architecture artifacts.
- Mentor junior engineers and participate in code reviews.
- Deliver within an Agile/Scrum framework including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical reviews.
Clearance & Compliance
- Active SECRET security clearance required prior to start.
- Ability to work in classified environments and comply with all applicable security protocols.
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in two or more of the following: Python, Java, Go, C.
- Experience designing and implementing data pipelines including transformation, validation, and routing stages.
- Familiarity with data serialization formats such as Avro, Protobuf, JSON, or XML.
- Experience integrating with enterprise services via REST APIs or message-based transport systems.
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices and version control in a DevSecOps environment.
- Experience with containerized deployments using Kubernetes and Docker.
Experience
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Prior experience in DoD, defense contracting, or other classified environments strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver production pipeline or integration components.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Apache NiFi or similar data flow tooling.
- Familiarity with message broker or streaming transport technologies.
- Experience contributing to multi-language SDK or library development.
- Prior experience supporting USAF programs.
- Experience in cross-functional Agile teams as a senior individual contributor.
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