Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead

About this role

Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead

We are seeking a technically skilled and people-centered Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead to guide a small team of engineers building secure, scalable solutions for government and commercial missions. In this pivotal role, you’ll combine deep technical contributions with direct team supervision, ensuring that delivery stays on track, systems meet quality and security standards, and engineers are supported in their growth.

As a first-line leader, you will coach, mentor, and develop team members while also serving as the technical point of contact within your domain. You’ll work closely with Product, Program, and Engineering stakeholders to align execution with broader strategic goals. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys empowering others to do their best work and is comfortable stepping in to unblock complex technical challenges when needed.

Why This Role Matters

Team Leads are the connective tissue between execution and leadership. Your work directly impacts how well engineering teams deliver, how quickly they adapt, and how confidently they scale. By combining day-to-day technical leadership with people development, you’ll help ensure our systems are built to last and our engineers are equipped to grow.

If you're driven by technical excellence, passionate about building high-performing teams, and ready to lead from the front, this is your opportunity to play a key role in advancing national security and commercial innovation.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership

• Directly supervise engineers on your team; conduct performance check-ins, feedback, and development planning.

• Uphold Bluestaq’s core values of trust, ownership, curiosity, teamwork, mentorship, and talent development, fostering a culture where team members take initiative, support one another, and grow together.

• Mentor…