Senior Software Engineer

Fortress Information Security is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Python to enhance their engineering priorities and initiatives. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable software solutions to secure the software supply chain, with a focus on collaboration and high-quality delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain software applications primarily using Python to support work across the React frontend
• Architect and implement scalable, maintainable solutions aligned with Fortress engineering standards and best practices
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs
• Work with both relational and document databases, including PostgreSQL and MongoDB
• Work fluently with agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent) as part of your daily development loop — using them for architecture exploration, refactoring, test generation, code review, and investigation, not just autocomplete
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions through collaboration with Business Owners and cross-functional stakeholders
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical design decisions
• Partner with QA to test, validate, document, and resolve software defects
• Create and maintain technical documentation including feature documentation, release notes, and testing procedures
• Utilize SDLC management tools to manage workflow, provide estimates, track progress, and log work activity
• Champion AI adoption with a growth mindset — ramping up on agentic orchestration and skill standardization alongside the team, establishing shared patterns and raising the bar for engineering practice as the discipline matures
• Evaluate and propose new technologies and architectural improvements to maintain product innovation and market leadership

Requirements:

• 5+ years of extensive experience with Python and associated development tool chains
• Strong proficiency in Linux-based development environments, including shell scripting and common CLI tooling
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Basic proficiency with JavaScript
• Ability to deliver robust, scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high quality standards
• Ability to design, implement, and guide effective prompting strategies or AI-enabled processes to improve performance, efficiency, and decision-making across teams or functions
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to independently drive technical decisions while collaborating effectively within a team environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (required)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline, or 5+ years equivalent work experience
• Experience with full-stack frontend development using JavaScript, Node.js, React, HTML, and CSS, including a solid understanding of user interface and user experience best practices
• Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL
• Experience with NoSQL/document databases, preferably MongoDB
• Experience contributing to scalable, high-availability production systems
• Ability to independently use and refine AI-driven prompts to enhance the quality, efficiency, and insight of regular work processes