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Cornerstone Defense · 2 months ago

Data-Focused Backend Developer

Chantilly, VA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. They are seeking a Software Engineer who will design and develop modern, scalable solutions for ingesting and transforming data, playing a key role in building robust APIs and data pipelines.

ArchitectureCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyNetwork Security

Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable backend services and data ingestion solutions

Perform data modeling, data mapping, and large-scale file manipulation

Collaborate across disciplines in an Agile environment with minimal supervision

Drive innovation and process improvement with a hands-on development approach

Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

Qualification

NodeJSPythonETL workflowsAPIsMicroservicesNoSQL datastoresElasticRabbitMQDistributed architectureCloud architectureTeam building skillsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience

At least five (5) years of related experience software engineering experience

Knowledge of NodeJS or Python

Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, and distributed systems

Solid experience in building and maintaining ETL workflows and data pipelines

Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills

Familiarization with NoSQL datastores