✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector

at Scale AI

📍 Boston, Massachusetts ; Honolulu, HI; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC Onsite Posted April 02, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Mid-level software engineer role supporting DoD/government-focused backend systems, delivering secure, scalable backend solutions with cloud-native technologies and data integrations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop backend services
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Integrate customer data with Scale platform
  • Implement secure data pipelines
  • Maintain and deploy software at customer sites

Technical Overview

Tech stack includes Python/JavaScript/Node/React, Kubernetes, Docker, multiple cloud providers, Linux; emphasis on data pipelines, ETL, and data integrations in secure environments.

Ideal Candidate

Hands-on software engineer with 5+ years of full-time experience, proficient in Python/JavaScript/Node/React with cloud and containerization (AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, Docker) working on government-focused backend solutions.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years of full-time engineering experienceTrack record of success as a hybrid customer facing engineerPrior experience developing with Python and JavaScriptor other modern software languagesFamiliarity with Node and React is a plusCloud-Native Technologies: AWSAzureGCPContainerization: DockerKubernetesLinuxNetworkingData Engineering: ETLdata pipelines

Tools & Platforms

PythonJavaScriptNodeReact

Required Skills

PythonJavaScriptNodeReactAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesDockerLinuxshell scriptingData integrationData pipelinesETLcloud-native

Hard Skills

PythonJavaScriptNodeReactAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesDockerLinuxshell scriptingdata integrationsdata pipelinesETLcloud-nativecontainerizationcontainer orchestration

Soft Skills

communicationproblem solvingteamworkcustomer engagement

Industry & Role

Industry Government/Public Sector
Job Function Build and maintain backend software for government customers.

Keywords for Your Resume

Mission Software EngineerPublic SectorSecurity clearanceTS/SCIfederalengineeringbackend solutionscloud-nativeKubernetesDockerPythonJavaScriptNodeReactAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxdata integrationsdata pipelines

Deal Breakers

Less than 5 years of engineering experience, No cloud provider experience, Lack of Kubernetes/Docker experience, Inability to work onsite in multiple cities

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