Principal Systems Developer - DevSecOps at InterSystems
Boston, MA
$144,000–$205,000
Jul 20, 2026
Boston, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A developer or architect role focused on DevSecOps work for database platform products, covering configuration, security, monitoring, licensing, and upgrades across both Kubernetes-based cloud and traditional on-premises deployments. The work involves designing and implementing solutions within a small team, writing automated tests, and collaborating across several engineering teams. The stack includes C/C++, GoLang, Kubernetes, Docker, and ObjectScript, and the role suits someone with strong cloud and network security expertise.
Senior level · 7+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $144,000–$205,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 370 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 270–470
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $169,742 (middle half $134,780–$187,781). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role title is untitled/generic ('developer or architect') with no explicit seniority level in the posting title, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The requirements (7+ years programming, 5+ years hardening, cloud mastery) support a Senior classification.
The 7+ years programming experience requirement is stated as 'python, GoLang, Java or a similar programming language' — Python is used as the primary skill name with GoLang and Java as alternatives; the years demanded of 7 is applied to that combined requirement.
The 5+ years hardening experience is a role-level requirement, not tied to a specific named technology, so it is captured in the overall years minimum alongside the 7+ years programming requirement; the higher figure (7) is used as the overall years minimum.
AWS is listed alongside Kubernetes and Helm under 'Mastery of cloud technologies' in the required qualifications block. The 'or similar' framing is not present, but Azure and GCP are noted as common interchangeable cloud platforms.
The technology stack (C/C++, GoLang, YAML, ObjectScript, Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab, Perforce, Claude Code, VS Code) is described in a narrative 'technology stack' section rather than a requirements block, so those items are marked preferred. Kubernetes and Helm appear separately in the explicit requirements block and are marked required.
All Preferred Qualifications items (distributed systems, OTel, OAuth 2.0/OIDC, ObjectScript, C/C++, bash, graduate degree) are marked preferred per their section heading.
The alternative occupation runner-up (15-1244) reflects the significant DevSecOps operations and platform administration scope, but the role's emphasis on designing and implementing product changes and automated tests tips it toward Software Developers (15-1252).
The posting states this is an on-site role at InterSystems headquarters in Boston, MA; remote is set to false.
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