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Protagonist · 2 months ago

Software Engineer

Washington DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$77K/yr - $106K/yr

2+ years exp

Protagonist is a company that combines rigorous analysis with cutting-edge technology to provide strategic communication solutions. The Software Engineer will collaborate with data scientists and engineers to build and optimize the Narrative Analytics platform, enabling clients to make informed decisions.

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceConsultingMachine LearningNatural Language Processing

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of core features of our Narrative Analytics® platform using Python, React, and related tools

Build robust backend services and APIs, and implement frontend functionality as needed

Help design, build, and scale infrastructure components on AWS

Work with Kubernetes and containerized workloads to support microservice deployments

Integrate data processing pipelines and support analytics features such as NLP and search

Collaborate with senior engineers and data scientists to bring research prototypes into production

Participate in code reviews and uphold high standards of software quality

Work closely with senior team members to learn architectural design and system tradeoffs

Contribute to technical discussions and engineering planning processes

Participate in Agile development cycles, sprint planning, and standups

Seek and incorporate feedback from peers and mentors to grow your technical skill set

Qualification

PythonAWSReactPostgreSQLElasticsearchNLPAgile/ScrumTypeScriptClean code

Required

Must be able to work on U.S. Government contracts that may be restricted to U.S. citizens; active or prior SECRET (or higher) clearance preferred

Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of work experience or advanced degree with 1+ years of work experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Relevant military or prior government experience in lieu of a four-year degree will be considered

Strong experience with Python in production environments

Experience building modern web applications (React, TypeScript preferred)

Familiarity with cloud environments, particularly AWS

Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases

Passion for writing clean, maintainable code and learning from peers