Senior Technical Architect
Slingshot Aerospace5 months ago
Washington, DC, USASenior
Base Salary
$175k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement Python-based ETL frameworks, orchestration layers, and high-throughput data pipelines.
- Design and optimize real-time event-driven streaming systems using Kafka and/or RabbitMQ.
- Build and scale FastAPI-based microservices with emphasis on performance, security, and observability.
- Lead MongoDB data modeling, indexing, aggregation, sharding, replication, and performance tuning.
- Architect caching, session-management, and high-speed data-access layers using Redis or similar in-memory databases.
- Apply Secure SDLC practices across architecture, coding, CI/CD, and deployment workflows.
- Lead architecture reviews and define engineering standards for distributed systems.
- Diagnose and resolve complex system, data, and performance issues in production.
- Drive containerization, Kubernetes-native deployment patterns, and AWS cloud integration.
Requirements
- Expert-level Python experience across ETL systems, microservices, and distributed data processing.
- Strong FastAPI design and implementation experience.
- Deep production-level experience with Kafka and/or RabbitMQ.
- Mandatory production expertise with MongoDB, including schema design, indexing, aggregation, sharding, and replication.
- Experience with at least one memory-based database, with Redis strongly preferred.
- Strong Linux proficiency and experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Ability to debug complex distributed or high-scale systems.
- Experience implementing agentic AI workflows with LangChain and Crew AI.
- Hands-on AWS experience across compute, data, networking, and security services.
- Proven application of Secure SDLC principles and secure architecture patterns.
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- Space-industry data familiarity is a plus.
Benefits
- On-site role in the Washington, DC–Baltimore area
- Equity and benefits are offered
- Hiring is currently limited to specified U.S. states and the United Kingdom
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Slingshot Aerospace
Slingshot Aerospace builds software and data services for space operations intelligence and space traffic management, used by government and commercial satellite operators. Its products fuse proprietary sensor data, astrodynamics, and AI to deliver situational awareness, training/simulation, and live mission support. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, the privately held company operates a global sensor network and the Slingshot Seradata satellite and launch database.