Software Engineer, Backend – Platform

🔥 12 hours ago

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Valinor

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11 - 50 employees

🎖️ Defense

🏛️ Government

🏢 Enterprise

Defense • Government • Enterprise

Valinor is a new type of defense and government technology company focused on solving problems others don't. Using a centralized go-to-market and decentralized engineering model, Valinor rapidly identifies unmet needs within government and defense sectors, builds right-sized technical solutions, and delivers products to end users where they matter most. The company positions itself at the intersection of government mission needs and agile engineering to move with efficiency and impact.

📋 Description

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and foundational platform components powering Streamline's products • Enable other engineers to ship high-quality software • Own and execute complex migrations and architectural improvements to production systems while maintaining reliability and minimizing customer disruption • Identify and resolve backend performance bottlenecks as the platform scales • Own technical problems end-to-end from architectural design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and ongoing optimization • Collaborate with a small engineering team on pragmatic technical decisions and long-term scalability • Help shape the platform's technical direction

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience • Strong foundation in backend development and a track record of building and operating production systems • Deep understanding of backend architecture, distributed systems, databases, caching, and performance optimization • Experience evolving complex production systems, including executing migrations and making architectural changes without compromising reliability or availability • Experience in engineering environments where scalability, performance, and reliability are critical • Strong programming skills and comfort working across backend services and infrastructure • Strong technical judgment and ability to navigate complex codebases, design thoughtful abstractions, and evaluate tradeoffs between simplicity, performance, and maintainability • Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance • U.S. work authorization required by application form

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity packages • Health, dental, and vision insurance fully covered for employees • 401(k) • Development stipends • Unlimited PTO • Two-week company holiday at the end of every calendar year • Fertility benefits • Fun work environment