Senior Backend Engineer (Platform Operations)
Core
Design, build, and operate the backend of a distributed radar platform, focusing on data ingestion, processing, and distribution from sensor nodes.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (Platform Operations)
Builds
Backend services, CI/CD pipelines, development/staging/production environments, and observability tooling for a distributed radar system.
Domain
Defense/Aerospace (Radar) + Cloud Infrastructure + Distributed Systems
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Go, Rust, C++, Python, Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipeline design, distributed systems architecture, system reliability engineering
Preferred skills
Multi-cloud operations, edge/sensor systems, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, authentication/authorization systems, geospatial data, time-series data, database replication, disaster recovery
Technologies
Go, Rust, C++, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry
Responsibilities
Design backend services for ingesting and processing data from distributed sensor nodes; Build and maintain reliable CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows; Operate and improve databases, messaging systems, and stateful infrastructure; Build metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting for the platform; Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code; Define backend architecture and drive engineering practices, mentoring engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship