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Bluestaq

Secure data infrastructure for mission-critical sectors

Senior Software Engineer

Full-Time
$100k - $155k+ Annual performance bonus + Relocation assistance
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, Associate's
Salt Lake City, UT, USA+3 moreMore locations: Washington, DC, USA | Colorado Springs, CO, USA | Dallas, TX, USA
HybridColorado Springs requires 3–4 days on-site per week. Other listed locations are remote until offices are established, then require 3–4 days on-site.
Software Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Strong proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks.
  • Ability to design and deliver complex features across the full stack.
  • Deep understanding of software architecture patterns and design principles.
  • Experience with automated testing strategies and test-driven development.
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers and improving team practices.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across distributed systems.
  • Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and modern deployment practices.
  • Ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
  • PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 0 or more years of software engineering or related experience; or a master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 2 or more years of experience; or a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 4 or more years of experience; or an associate degree in a related field and 6 or more years of experience; or a high school diploma/GED and 8 or more years of experience.
  • Use modern AI tools with judgment, integrate them into workflows where impactful, review their outputs, and handle proprietary or sensitive data responsibly.
Responsibilities
  • Own features and modules spanning multiple components or services and coordinate with other teams or roles.
  • Design and implement non-trivial features, balancing performance, readability, complexity, and security.
  • Write unit, integration, and basic end-to-end tests and improve test coverage and reliability.
  • Identify and address code smells, refactoring opportunities, and technical debt in the assigned area.
  • Understand and work effectively within microservices, event-driven, single-page application, and component-based user-interface architecture patterns.
  • Operate independently within the product area by scoping work, making design decisions, and proactively raising risks.
  • Serve as an escalation point for junior engineers debugging issues or clarifying designs.
  • Mentor others through pairing, feedback, and sharing context.
  • Lead medium-sized features from idea through design, implementation, production, and follow-up.
  • Debug complex issues spanning multiple components or services, including production incidents.
  • Make incremental improvements to architecture, patterns, and tooling in the assigned domain.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with microservices architectures and distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing.
  • Background in performance optimization and scalability.
  • Experience working on government, defense, or mission-critical systems.
  • Knowledge of security best practices and secure coding standards.
  • Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities.
  • Experience with observability tools and practices, including logging, metrics, and tracing.
  • Familiarity with customer-facing environments, including Technical Exchange Meetings or similar collaborative forums with stakeholders.

About the company

Bluestaq provides secure data infrastructure that supports missions across defense, commercial, healthcare, and space sectors, enabling safe storage, sharing, and processing across cloud, hybrid, and edge environments. It builds platforms that handle data storage, processing, and controlled access with encryption and compliance so teams access the right data when needed. The company stands out through mission-focused, scalable data solutions and a people‑first culture, reflected in Inc. 5000 honoree status and Best Workplace awards. Its goal is to enable mission-ready data globally to support critical operations across multiple sectors.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$450K

Headquarters

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • Space Force awarded Bluestaq a $280 million contract extension in 2026.
  • Bluestaq launched ARQ on July 16, 2026, targeting healthcare, finance, agriculture, and government.
  • Revelio counted 150 employees in March 2026, and Colorado approved 585 new jobs.

What critics are saying

  • Bluestaq remains heavily exposed to Space Force and Missile Defense Agency procurement cycles.
  • ARQ commercial adoption is unproven outside defense, despite July 2026 launch.
  • Loss of a major federal recompete in 2027 would crush revenue and hiring plans.

What makes Bluestaq unique

  • Bluestaq’s ARQ spans cloud, edge, enclave, and mobile deployments across secure networks.
  • Its Unified Data Library and Global Data Marketplace already serve defense workflows.
  • The platform keeps customer data ownership while integrating legacy systems without replacement.

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Benefits

  • Annual performance bonus
  • Private health cover allowance
  • Health/wellness allowance
  • Professional subscription
  • Salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
  • Paid Vacation

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

20%

1 year growth

22%

2 year growth

22%
SpaceNews
Jul 16th, 2026
Bluestaq launches BLUESTAQ / ARQ defense-grade data infrastructure now available for commercial, government, and enterprise organizations.

Bluestaq launches BLUESTAQ / ARQ defense-grade data infrastructure now available for commercial, government, and enterprise organizations. Eight years of architecture built for the most demanding environments on the planet. Now available to every organization with the same problem. COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, July 16, 2026 - Bluestaq today announced the launch of BLUESTAQ / ARQ, the company's commercial data infrastructure platform. / ARQ is built for organizations in healthcare, financial services, agriculture, government, and commercial operations that need their data to move securely, compliantly, and without replacing what they already have. The data problem isn't new. Critical information exists across systems that don't talk to each other, governance requirements turn days into months, and integrations that should take a week take a year. Bluestaq has been solving this problem since 2018, not in a lab, but in operational environments where data failures carry real consequences. Federal security operations. Multi-agency coordination at scale. Environments where the architecture either works or it doesn't. The problem is the same whether the stakes are operational, clinical, financial, or agricultural and so is the platform. Platform Architecture BLUESTAQ / ARQ is the foundation. Four deployment environments meet organizations wherever they operate: * ARQ / CLOUD is built for organizations operating in modern, scalable cloud environments. * ARQ / EDGE supports on-premises, tactical, and sovereign infrastructure where cloud connectivity cannot be guaranteed. * ARQ / ENCLAVE serves classified and high-security network environments. * ARQ / MOBILE puts iOS, Android, and ATAK-class access in the hands of distributed and field-deployed teams. Four capabilities extend / ARQ's reach across data sources, distribution channels, and decision workflows: * ARQ / MARKET connects organizations with vetted data vendors worldwide for the discovery, procurement, and governed secure delivery of commercial datasets. * ARQ / AI delivers intelligence at mission speed - we bring the infrastructure, you bring the analytics. * ARQ / FABRIC federates, synchronizes, and replicates data across every / ARQ deployment into a real time connected global data mesh. * ARQ / INTEROP connects / ARQ to the systems you already trust, integrating directly with your analytics platforms, operations systems, and dashboards. Throughout it all, customers retain full ownership and control of their data. "We built this in environments where the data had to move and there was no room to get it wrong. Eight years supporting critical operations around the globe. We learned this problem is the same everywhere. Healthcare, agriculture, financial services. Organizations with invaluable data stuck in systems that don't talk to each other. / ARQ is the connective infrastructure that makes it move. I am jacked about the partnerships we are building across the defense, allied, agriculture and financial communities, and we are just getting warmed up." Dr. Seth Harvey, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Bluestaq Availability BLUESTAQ / ARQ is available immediately. Visit arq.bluestaq.com or contact the team at [email protected] to schedule a discussion. The Architecture of Trust. Built to work. Proven in mission. Media Contact Rebecca Decker Chief Operating Officer, Bluestaq [email protected] | (719) 394-1059 About Bluestaq Bluestaq is a data company founded in 2018, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with additional offices in London, Canberra, and Brisbane. The company builds secure, hybrid data platforms for organizations that refuse to accept "good enough" when it comes to moving their most important data. The data's there. It's always been there. We just made it move.

PR Newswire
Jul 16th, 2026
Bluestaq launches BLUESTAQ / ARQ defense-grade data infrastructure now available for commercial, government, and enterprise organizations.

Bluestaq launches BLUESTAQ / ARQ defense-grade data infrastructure now available for commercial, government, and enterprise organizations. Jul 16, 2026, 06:00 ET Eight years of architecture built for the most demanding environments on the planet. Now available to every organization with the same problem. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Bluestaq today announced the launch of BLUESTAQ / ARQ, the company's commercial data infrastructure platform. / ARQ is built for organizations in healthcare, financial services, agriculture, government, and commercial operations that need their data to move securely, compliantly, and without replacing what they already have. The data problem isn't new. Critical information exists across systems that don't talk to each other, governance requirements turn days into months, and integrations that should take a week take a year. Bluestaq has been solving this problem since 2018, not in a lab, but in operational environments where data failures carry real consequences. Federal security operations. Multi-agency coordination at scale. Environments where the architecture either works or it doesn't. The problem is the same whether the stakes are operational, clinical, financial, or agricultural and so is the platform. Platform Architecture BLUESTAQ / ARQ is the foundation. Four deployment environments meet organizations wherever they operate: * ARQ / CLOUD is built for organizations operating in modern, scalable cloud environments. * ARQ / EDGE supports on-premises, tactical, and sovereign infrastructure where cloud connectivity cannot be guaranteed. * ARQ / ENCLAVE serves classified and high-security network environments. * ARQ / MOBILE puts iOS, Android, and ATAK-class access in the hands of distributed and field-deployed teams. Four capabilities extend / ARQ's reach across data sources, distribution channels, and decision workflows: * ARQ / MARKET connects organizations with vetted data vendors worldwide for the discovery, procurement, and governed secure delivery of commercial datasets. * ARQ / AI delivers intelligence at mission speed - we bring the infrastructure, you bring the analytics. * ARQ / FABRIC federates, synchronizes, and replicates data across every / ARQ deployment into a real time connected global data mesh. * ARQ / INTEROP connects / ARQ to the systems you already trust, integrating directly with your analytics platforms, operations systems, and dashboards. Throughout it all, customers retain full ownership and control of their data. "We built this in environments where the data had to move and there was no room to get it wrong. Eight years supporting critical operations around the globe. We learned this problem is the same everywhere. Healthcare, agriculture, financial services. Organizations with invaluable data stuck in systems that don't talk to each other. / ARQ is the connective infrastructure that makes it move. I am jacked about the partnerships we are building across the defense, allied, agriculture and financial communities, and we are just getting warmed up." Dr. Seth Harvey, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Bluestaq Availability BLUESTAQ / ARQ is available immediately. Visit arq.bluestaq.com or contact the team at [email protected] to schedule a discussion. The Architecture of Trust. Built to work. Proven in mission. Media Contact Rebecca Decker Chief Operating Officer, Bluestaq [email protected] | (719) 394-1059 About Bluestaq Bluestaq is a data company founded in 2018, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with additional offices in London, Canberra, and Brisbane. The company builds secure, hybrid data platforms for organizations that refuse to accept "good enough" when it comes to moving their most important data. The data's there. It's always been there. We just made it move. SOURCE Bluestaq LLC

GovCon Wire
Apr 18th, 2024
Army Veteran Brandon Tripp Joins Software Developer Bluestaq as Chief Growth Officer

Army veteran Brandon Tripp joins software developer Bluestaq as chief growth officer.

The Business Journals
Mar 21st, 2022
Bluestaq LLC increases headcount by 585

Bluestaq expects to create 585 net new jobs over the next eight years.

KRDO
Jan 19th, 2022
Bluestaq increases headcount by 60

Bluestaq outgrew its original location at Catalyst Campus in downtown Colorado Springs and is close to outgrowing its current location in the 1st Bank building; the company plans to hire an additional 60 employees during the next 18 months.