# Principal Software Engineer at Bluestaq

- Company: Bluestaq
- What the company does: Bluestaq develops transformative enterprise systems and secures disparate data. Backed by Space Capital.
- Company website: https://bluestaq.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Colorado Springs
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/bluestaq/jobs/4390744009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/bluestaq-principal-software-engineer/

## About the role

Principal Software Engineers define 'how we build' at Bluestaq for entire classes of systems. Your architectural decisions, reference implementations, and technical strategies become the patterns that dozens of engineers follow across multiple products and programs. You translate mission requirements and business strategy into durable technical direction, and you ensure that the most complex, high-stakes technical problems receive the depth of thinking they deserve.

## What they're looking for

- PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 10+ years of software engineering or related experience, OR
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 12+ years of software engineering or related experience, OR
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 14+ years of software engineering or related experience, OR
- Associate degree in a related field and 16+ years of software engineering or related experience, OR
- High School Diploma/GED and 18+ years of software engineering or related experience

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