Senior Backend Platform Engineer, Distributed SystemsCode Metal • Boston, MA, US
Senior Backend Platform Engineer, Distributed Systems
Code Metal • Boston, MA, US
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[job_card.job_description]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 passengers—every engineer ships code that matters. 4+ years building production backends in modern Python , with deep FastAPI (or equivalent async framework) experience. Proven expertise in ZeroMQ, NATS, Kafka, or similar high-throughput messaging systems. Hands-on with Postgres / PostGIS and Redis in performance-critical workloads. Cloud-native chops—Docker, Kubernetes, and one major provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, or GovCloud). Active Secret clearance or eligibility to obtain one. C++ or Rust skills for bridging high-performance simulation modules. Hardened services for FedRAMP / STIG compliance. Observability mindset—Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry. TS / SCI clearance. Health care plan with 100% premium coverage, including medical, dental, and vision. 401k with 5% matching. Paid Time Off (Uncapped Vacation, plus Sick & Public Holidays). Flexible hybrid work arrangement. Relocation assistance for qualifying employees.
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?
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