Sphinx Defense - Sr. Backend Engineer
Requirements
• 5+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience • Have 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 • LOCATION • This is a fully remote role. All work must be completed in the United States. Occasional travel may be required, such as client visits, semiannual company gatherings, and other project related travel as needed may be required.
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
Benefits
• This role is between $160,000 - $185,000 base salary. • Compensation includes competitive salary, meaningful equity ownership, profit sharing, employer 401(k) contribution, and 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. • EEO STATEMENT
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