Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sphinx Defense builds software to solve complex national security problems in Space. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to join their Space Communications team, focusing on developing a ground communications and data-transport platform for US government satellites.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of core platform services
- Designing and building technology to support the operations of a wide variety of US Government satellites
- Work as both an individual contributor and a lead for more junior engineers
Skills
- Experience working on multi-tenant services on public cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Developing and consuming APIs and services as part of platform ecosystem
- Developing with an emphasis on automation and security
- Willingness to own a technical problem end-to-end
- A habit of self-directed learning of new technologies
- The ability to work well with a team
- The ability to communicate clearly
- 3-5+ years' of progressively responsible software engineering experience
- Extensive experience with Python, FastAPI, postgres, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform
- Experience architecting and building APIs and backend services
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of at least one commercial cloud platform and its associated services
- Comfortable working with some ambiguity and able to self-direct your work
- You've made enough mistakes and booked enough wins to know what not to build and know what good looks like
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- Prior experience working in space, satellite communications, or building ground systems
Benefits
- Quarterly bonus structure
- Equity ownership in the company
- 100% Premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and dependents
- Health Savings Accounts
- Life Insurance
- 401k employer contribution plan
- Flexible paid time off policy
- Flexible work/remote work policy
- Profit sharing
- Employer 401(k) contribution
- 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
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