Backend Engineer

🕒 July 6

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $138k - $167k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

👻 Ghost score 36%

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Sphinx Defense

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1 - 10 employees

🎖️ Defense

🔐 Security

Defense • Security • Software

Sphinx Defense is a technology company focused on engineering software solutions for space and national security. Founded by experienced engineers and technologists, the company aims to modernize outdated and insecure technologies used by service members in the United States and its allies. Sphinx Defense emphasizes secure, automated, intuitive, and functional software to solve complex national security challenges. The team is distributed across the U. S. , offering competitive benefits and a mission-focused culture.

📋 Description

• Lead the development of core platform services. • Design and build technology to support operations of US Government satellites. • Work as both an individual contributor and a lead for junior engineers.

🎯 Requirements

• 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 • In-depth knowledge of at least one commercial cloud platform and its associated services • Comfortable working with ambiguity and able to self-direct your work • Experience with making mistakes and learning from them.

🏖️ 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