Software Engineer - Backend (Cleared)
Swoop Technologies6 months ago
Washington, DC, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$125k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop scalable backend services, APIs, and new product features for SwoopOS.
- Build SDKs for internal and external users and support third parties developing applications on the operating system.
- Author reusable Python packages for functionality shared across services.
- Maintain strong service availability and service-level agreements, particularly for production Kubernetes workloads.
- Tune data storage configurations for scale and near-real-time availability in a streaming architecture.
- Collaborate with firmware, frontend, and infrastructure teams to deliver stable products.
Requirements
- Active US security clearance is required.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent technical experience.
- At least 3 years of backend software development experience writing scalable code and/or modern APIs using databases and distributed data sources.
- Proficient Python coding ability with a strong understanding of data structures and data models.
- Experience with Kubernetes in a production environment.
- Understanding of basic software security standards.
- Willingness to travel 5–20%.
- Preferred experience includes async Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Solr, Rust, or handling multimedia data structures.
Benefits
- Hybrid position based in Minneapolis/St. Paul or Washington, DC.
- Requires working in the office at least 3 days per week.
- Travel requirement is 5–20%.
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About Swoop Technologies
Swoop Technologies builds SwoopOS, a secure distributed operating system for coordinating equipment and data across militaries and critical infrastructure. Its platform includes the Valhalla SDK for deploying autonomous and distributed systems and the Surf browser for operations, targeting defense, energy, communications, and manufacturing operators at the digital edge. The privately held company sells enterprise software and tooling for edge orchestration and data utilization, rather than cloud-only solutions.