Lead Software Engineer - Gov Platforms

Windborne Systems
Palo Alto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 120,000 - 180,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Customer-facing","Teamwork"]

Senior software engineer responsible for architecting and implementing government-specific versions of WindBorne’s software platforms, ensuring security, compliance, and operational requirements for federal customers. The role spans full-stack work, data pipelines, and customer-facing communication, with a focus on handling regulatory constraints (FedRAMP, ITAR, NIST 800-53) while delivering performant, secure solutions.

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Windborne Systems
Windborne Systems
4 months ago

Lead Software Engineer - Gov Platforms

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Job Summary

Senior software engineer responsible for architecting and implementing government-specific versions of WindBorne’s software platforms, ensuring security, compliance, and operational requirements for federal customers. The role spans full-stack work, data pipelines, and customer-facing communication, with a focus on handling regulatory constraints (FedRAMP, ITAR, NIST 800-53) while delivering performant, secure solutions.
Location: Palo Alto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and implement government-specific versions of our software platforms, ensuring they meet security, compliance, and operational requirements unique to federal customers.
  • •Adapt data pipelines, APIs, and analysis tools to work within government infrastructure constraints while maintaining performance and reliability.
  • •Own the entire development lifecycle, working directly with government stakeholders to understand their technical requirements, troubleshoot complex integration issues, and deliver mission-critical solutions.
  • •Ensure systems meet stringent security compliance standards and are designed to be auditable without sacrificing performance.
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance performance, security, and regulatory requirements while delivering value to government customers.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 180,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •At least five years of software engineering experience with demonstrated success owning high-priority software development efforts.
  • •Ability to work across full stack, frontend (Ruby on Rails, Postgres, etc.) to backend (Python, Rust) and all the bits between.
  • •Strong background in data engineering—building pipelines, processing large datasets, optimizing data storage, and retrieval.
  • •Proven experience developing software that adheres to stringent security compliance standards, from the government, financial industry, healthcare, or similar.
  • •Written and verbal communication acumen suitable for a customer-facing role, for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience:5+ yearsGovernmentFederal
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingCustomer-facingTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Ruby on RailsPostgreSQLPythonRust

Company Brief

Windborne Systems
Develops airborne systems and technologies for wind measurement, environmental monitoring, and renewable energy applications, focusing on hardware design, sensor integration, and data solutions to support wind resource assessment and operational monitoring.
Industry: Climate Tech
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