Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Clarity Innovations, Inc. is a trusted national security partner dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to support data pipeline development, systems integration, and SDK engineering, focusing on delivering impactful solutions in classified environments.

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

Skills

• Active SECRET security clearance required prior to start
• Ability to work in classified environments and comply with all applicable security protocols
• 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
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Demonstrated ability to deliver production pipeline or integration components
• 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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