Senior Software Engineer (L5)

Exiger•McLean, VA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Exiger is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Engineer to lead their DDIQ team. This team is responsible for the core risk signals processing engine, which is the cornerstone of Exiger's platform. The team builds systems that transform massive volumes of raw data into actionable risk insights by combining data on global companies with signals from worldwide events. These insights help customers identify and mitigate potential risks in their suppliers and partners, driving smarter and safer business decisions. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will drive the technical direction of products, build reliable, scalable web applications and services for the SaaS platform, operate and maintain the system, and mentor other engineers. You will play a key role in engineering the scalability, reliability, quality, performance, and maintainability of the systems.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Experience operating in an air-gapped FedRAMP or DoD I/L environment

Responsibilities

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