Software Engineer

Haystack
Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesFull-time$107,900–$195,050Posted Sep 16, 2026

About the role

We're hiring on behalf of a Haystack partner!

The Role

  • Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big-data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
  • Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation to accelerate development and improve reliability.
  • Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments.
  • Utilize Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features and evolving requirements.
  • Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities.
  • Contribute technical input to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models.

What You'll Need

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master’s.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
  • Strong Linux proficiency.
  • Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab.
  • Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.

What's On Offer

  • Competitive annual salary ($107,900 - $195,050) plus comprehensive benefits.
  • A flexible schedule with occasional remote work opportunities.
  • The chance to work on mission-critical, cutting-edge technology.
  • Opportunity for professional growth within a collaborative team.

Apply via Haystack today!

Responsibilities

  • Deploy, triage, and maintain a production big-data pipeline built on Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and Kafka.
  • Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation to accelerate development and improve reliability.
  • Design and support scalable, redundant infrastructure across physical and virtual environments.
  • Utilize Helm to configure Kubernetes deployments for new features and evolving requirements.
  • Partner with Systems Engineers to architect solutions for new capabilities.
  • Contribute technical input to engineering documentation, diagrams, and models.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years with a Master’s.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph.
  • Strong Linux proficiency.
  • Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with CI/CD orchestration and GitLab.
  • Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual salary plus comprehensive benefits.
  • A flexible schedule with occasional remote work opportunities.
  • The chance to work on mission-critical, cutting-edge technology.
  • Opportunity for professional growth within a collaborative team.

Skills mentioned

KubernetesElasticsearchApache KafkaCI/CDDevOpsLinuxHelmContainerizationGitInfrastructure as Code

About Haystack

Haystack combines AI & expert vetting to deliver world-class tech candidates who are engaged, aligned, and ready to interview. We're trusted by over 400,000+ tech candidates, working in Software Engineering, Data, Design, DevOps, Cloud, Tech Management, Testing, Product & Delivery, Architecture and more. 100s of employers from startups and scale-ups like Atom Bank, DuckDuckGo and Goodlord to established enterprises like American Express, Dunelm and AWS use Haystack to connect with qualified tech talent that they can't find anywhere else.

Technology51-200 employeesNewcastle upon Tyne, England

H-1B sponsorship history

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