Software Engineer - Backend (Cleared)

4 months ago

Washington, DC, USA or Minneapolis, MN, USAMid Level

Base Salary

$125k - $190k/yr

Responsibilities

Develop backend services and features that interface with SwoopOS, frontend applications, and production infrastructure.
Design and build SDKs for internal, external, and third-party application developers.
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.

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 and a solid understanding of data structures and data models.
Production experience with Kubernetes.
Understanding of basic software security standards.
Ability to meet a 5–20% travel requirement.
Bonus qualifications include async Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Solr, Rust, or experience handling multimedia data structures.

Hybrid position based in Minneapolis/St. Paul or Washington, DC, requiring in-office work 3+ days per week.
The role includes a 5–20% travel requirement.

51-200 employees