Enlighten is looking to solve the problem of managing trillions of records, ingesting billions of new records daily, and servicing hundreds of thousands of queries per day across the Department of Defense (DoD) by hiring a Senior Backend Developer.
Requirements
- Proficiency in one or more of our primary backend languages: Java, Python, Go.
- Experience working with or modifying Trino (or similar distributed SQL query engines).
- Experience with containerization and orchestration, particularly Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
- Significant experience building and maintaining API endpoints and backend services.
- Comfortable and experienced in modifying and extending complex open-source projects.
- Possess a solid understanding and practical experience with identity federation protocols.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain complex, scalable, and critical backend systems and services capable of handling massive data volumes and high query loads.
- Take full ownership of challenging technical projects, driving them from initial concept through to production and ongoing iteration.
- Engage with a variety of technical domains, including: Building and evolving RESTful APIs and backend services.
- Modifying, extending, and optimizing complex open-source software (e.g., Trino).
- Implementing and managing sophisticated identity federation solutions (e.g., Keycloak).
- Developing and operating large-scale data ingestion pipelines (e.g., using Airflow).
- Enhancing and automating deployment processes (CI/CD) using technologies like Kubernetes.
Other
- Security Clearance: A current U.S. Government Security Clearance is desired, but not required; U.S. Citizenship required.
- 9+ years of experience as a software engineer, designing, developing, and deploying complex backend systems and a Bachelors in related field or 7 years experience with Masters; or High School Diploma and 13 years experience.
- Must be able to work in a hybrid environment, spending an average of 1-2 days per week at our Columbia, MD office.
- Possess a low-ego and collaborative approach to teamwork and technical discussions.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and can articulate technical concepts clearly.
