Backend Developer, Data Platform
Maxar Technologies5 months ago
Reston, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$113k - $188k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend services and platform components for a modern data architecture.
- Integrate internal and external data sources, APIs, and event streams.
- Partner with data engineering, analytics, and product managers to define scalable data models and platform capabilities.
- Improve the reliability, observability, and performance of data workflows and backend services.
- Implement testing, monitoring, logging, and deployment best practices.
- Contribute to architecture decisions involving storage, orchestration, metadata management, and access patterns.
- Help establish standards for code quality, documentation, CI/CD, and operational excellence.
- Troubleshoot and debug production systems.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong backend development skills.
- Strong proficiency in Python.
- Experience building backend systems, APIs, or distributed services in production environments.
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch.
- Familiarity with AWS, especially S3, RDS, and other data-centric services.
- Current active TS/SCI clearance with a current CI polygraph, or willingness and ability to obtain a CI polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field such as Computer Science or Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of software engineering fundamentals including testing, version control, CI/CD, and system design.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Preferred experience with data platforms, data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, or large-scale data processing systems.
- Preferred experience with GitLab, GitLab CI, OpenShift, Helm, Docker, and containerization.
- Meeting DoD 8570 IAT II and Privileged User Access requirements through certifications such as Security+, CySA+, CCNA Security, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package with a 401(k) and company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
- Hybrid work environment.
- The application window is three days from the posting date and remains open until a qualified candidate is identified.
- Employment requires U.S. citizenship and an active U.S. Government TS/SCI security clearance with CI polygraph requirements.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering