agile-defense - Senior Backend Engineer

• 7+ years of professional software development experience with strong backend focus • Expertise in one or more backend languages and frameworks such as: • Java / Spring • Python / FastAPI / Django • Strong experience designing and building RESTful APIs. • Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including schema design and performance tuning. • Experience with structured data formats such as JSON, XML, CSV, or schema-driven models. • Solid understanding of concurrency, memory management, and system performance. • Experience supporting client-server architectures that include thick client applications. • Experience delivering software in Agile/Scrum environments. • Experience supporting or integrating with Electron-based desktop applications. • Familiarity with inter-process communication models and secure client-server messaging patterns. • Experience with large file processing, streaming data, or batch analytics. • Exposure to DevSecOps tooling, including: • Docker and containerized deployments • CI/CD pipelines • Static code analysis and security scanning tools • Experience operating in restricted, air-gapped, or regulated environments. • Experience with audit logging, traceability, and compliance-driven systems. • ## Working Conditions • Office environment • Our Core Values • Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together. • What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are. • Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do. • Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated. • Honest - Be Trustworthy.Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support. • Humble - Be Grounded.Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task. • Hungry - Be Eager.Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges. • Hustle - Be Driven.Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.