Senior Backend Platform Engineer, Distributed Systems
Code Metal
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About
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. If building ultra-low-latency APIs, taming high-volume geospatial data, and leading with clean, production-ready Python gets you fired up, let's talk. What You'll Do
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. Why Code Metal?
Mission with impact:
your APIs become the nervous system of digital battlefields influencing multi-billion-dollar defense acquisitions. Velocity:
tight-knit teams, weekly releases, zero bureaucratic drag. Ownership:
no passengersevery engineer ships code that matters.
Nice-to-have skills
- Kubernetes
- Python
- REST
- Redis
- ZeroMQ
Work experience
- Backend
- Data Infrastructure
Languages
- English
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