Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sphinx Defense builds software to solve complex national security problems in Space. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop a cutting-edge communications platform for US government satellites, focusing on building resilient services and capabilities for mission planning and command and control software.
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
Skills
- 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
Benefits
- Meaningful equity ownership
- Profit sharing
- Employer 401(k) contribution
- 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
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