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Sphinx Defense · 8 hours ago

Senior Backend Engineer

United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$160K/yr - $185K/yr

5+ years exp

Sphinx Defense builds software to solve complex national security problems in Space, focusing on modern, scalable products. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop mission planning and command and control software for US government satellites, leading the development of core platform services and mentoring junior engineers.

Information TechnologyMilitaryNational SecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Building multi-tenant services on public cloud platforms like AWS

Building, architecting, and consuming APIs and backend services as part of the platform ecosystem with an emphasis on automation, testing, and security

Advocating for improvements to product quality, security, and performance that have a particular impact on your team and others

Supporting junior engineering talent with mentorship or technical guidance

Interacting with customers and partners to help them integrate with our services

Scale the services and solve interesting Space Communication challenges

Qualification

PythonAWSAPI DevelopmentFastAPIPostgresDockerKubernetesTerraformMentorshipCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

5+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience

Extensive experience with Python, FastAPI, Postgres, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform

Demonstrable in-depth knowledge of at least one commercial cloud platform and its associated services

Led the architecture, development, and building of backend services and APIs to ensure performance, security, and reliability

An ability to successfully own technical problems end-to-end

Made enough mistakes and booked enough wins to know what not to build and what good looks like

Excellent communication skills, working with end-users to design and build solutions to their needs, a habit of self-directed learning of new technologies, and the ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced environment

Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State