Sr. Backend Engineer

About the role

Sphinx builds software to solve complex national security problems in Space. Founded by engineers and technologists with deep experience across commercial and defense technology, we are dedicated to improving the outdated and insecure technology used by America's service members.

Responsibilities

• Build multi-tenant services on public cloud platforms like AWS
• Build, architect, and consume APIs and backend services as part of the platform ecosystem with an emphasis on automation, testing, and security
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance that have a particular impact on your team and others
• Support junior engineering talent with mentorship or technical guidance
• Interact 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
• Made enough mistakes and booked enough wins to know what not to build and what good looks like

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Experience with cloud platforms and services
• Strong problem-solving and technical leadership skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders

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

• $160,000 - $185,000 base salary

Schedule

• 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.

Location

• United States

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.

CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY

This position requires eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. For more information about U.S. Security Clearances: click here. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.