Vannevar · 23 hours ago
Backend Engineer - Platform Data
San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $215K/yr
7+ years expVannevar Labs is a defense technology company focused on building AI to deter adversaries and enhance national security. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to join their Data Platform team, responsible for developing and managing core platform infrastructure and shared services critical to the company's operations.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovTechNational SecuritySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Drive the design, implementation, and evolution of core platform infrastructure and shared services
Lead mission-critical projects to build and scale foundational platform capabilities
Work closely with engineers across the organization to adopt shared infrastructure and evolve existing and new products
Partner with security and Mission stakeholders to help define and enforce standards for access, data protection, and system integrity
Influence architecture, technology selection, and engineering standards across the company
Grow your engineering skills by solving complex, high-impact technical problems in platform and infrastructure systems
Qualification
Required
7+ years of hands-on experience building core product infrastructure and distributed systems that support and empower product engineering teams
Strong system design skills and can make thoughtful tradeoffs around performance, reliability, scalability, and cost
Experience leading technical initiatives that span multiple teams and systems, and driving adoption through influence
Contributed to systems operating at meaningful technical and organizational scale
Experience with modern cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and containerized environments like Docker and Kubernetes
Experience working on secure systems that handle sensitive data and operate under strong security requirements
Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a broad audience, including engineers, cross-functional partners (e.g., product and design), and end users
U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S. only data systems
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Remote friendly with WeWork access
Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
401(k) match
Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
Salary top-up during military reserve duty
Fully paid parental leave
Child and pet care reimbursement during travel
Company
Vannevar
Vannevar builds new defense capabilities for modern conflict.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$87MKey Investors
FelicisCostanoa Ventures,Point72 Ventures
2023-01-18Series B· $75M
2022-11-30Series Unknown
2021-08-25Series A· $12M
Leadership Team
Brett Granberg
CEO
Eric Ransom
Chief Legal Officer
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