Software Engineer, Backend – Platform

🕒 October 14

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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1 - 10 employees

🎖️ Defense

🏛️ Government

🏢 Enterprise

Defense • Government • Enterprise

Valinor is the go-to-market engine for the world’s best technologists building products for defense, the broader U. S. Government, and our allies.

📋 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

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