Senior Backend Engineer
About the role
Sphinx is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Space Communications team, building a ground communications and data-transport platform for US government satellites. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will lead the development of core platform services and design and build technology to support the operations of various US government satellites. You'll work as both an individual contributor and a lead for more junior engineers.
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
Requirements
- 5+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience
- 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
Qualifications
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Experience with API design and implementation
- Experience with database management systems like PostgreSQL
- Experience with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
- Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform
- Experience with version control systems like Git
- Experience with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
- Experience with security best practices and principles
Skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Experience with DevOps practices
- Experience with Agile methodologies
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools
- Experience with security testing and compliance
Benefits
- Competitive salary between $160,000 - $185,000 base salary
- Meaningful equity ownership
- Profit sharing
- Employer 401(k) contribution
- 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
Pay
This role is between $160,000 - $185,000 base salary.
Schedule
This hybrid role requires a regular presence in Colorado Springs, CO.
Benefits
- 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
Sphinx Defense is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.