Senior Backend Engineer - Distributed Systems

🕒 June 20, 2025

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Code Metal

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2023

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

💰 Seed Round on 2024-07

Artificial Intelligence • SaaS • Enterprise

Code Metal is an innovative company focused on automating edge development solutions. They offer a streamlined approach to code modernization and automated code translation, allowing for easy deployment across various platforms. With a strong emphasis on AI-powered development, Code Metal aims to transform complex coding tasks into efficient processes, making them a leader in edge technology and software performance.

📋 Description

•Help redefine how the DoD makes multi-billion-dollar force-design decisions. •In this role, you'll fuse physics-driven simulation, interactive computing, and verified AI code-generation to create next-generation wargaming platforms. •Own the service layer—design, build, and scale FastAPI micro-services and lightning-fast ZeroMQ messaging pipelines running in Kubernetes and bare-metal clusters. •Wrangle data at speed & scale—shape and query multi-TB Postgres/PostGIS datasets, orchestrate Redis for sub-millisecond state, and keep everything rock-solid under bursty load. •Glue the stack together—expose crisp, well-versioned REST & WebSocket endpoints for the frontend crew and simulation kernel. •Ship continuously—automate CI/CD, observability, and security hardening to DoD standards; push to prod with confidence. •Lead by doing—drive code reviews, mentor teammates, and set the standard for test coverage and documentation.

🎯 Requirements

•4+ years building production backends in modern Python, with deep FastAPI (or equivalent async framework) experience. •Proven expertise in ZeroMQ, NATS, Kafka, or similar high-throughput messaging systems. •Hands-on with Postgres/PostGIS and Redis in performance-critical workloads. •Cloud-native chops—Docker, Kubernetes, and one major provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, or GovCloud). •Active Secret clearance or eligibility to obtain one. •C++ or Rust skills for bridging high-performance simulation modules. •Hardened services for FedRAMP / STIG compliance. •Observability mindset—Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry. •TS/SCI clearance.

🏖️ Benefits

•Health care plan with 100% premium coverage, including medical, dental, and vision. •401k with 5% matching. •Paid Time Off (Uncapped Vacation, plus Sick & Public Holidays). •Flexible hybrid work arrangement. •Relocation assistance for qualifying employees.