Backend Software Engineer - Data Platform

2 hours, 41 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Vannevar Labs

Vannevar Labs

Vannevar Labs is a defense company that combines top engineering talent with decades of mission experience to deliver state-of-the-art technology to those in need. They specialize in a foreign text workflow platform, Decrypt, designed for national secu...

Aerospace & Defense
11-50
$87M raised

Description

  • Drive the design, implementation, and evolution of core data platform infrastructure and shared services.
  • Lead mission-critical projects to build and scale foundational platform capabilities.
  • Partner with engineers across the organization to develop and standardize data platform solutions for cross-product challenges.
  • Collaborate with Security and Mission stakeholders to define and enforce standards for access control, data protection, and system integrity.
  • Influence architecture, technology selection, and engineering standards across the company.
  • Shape the long-term strategy for the platform and guide architectural decisions and investments.
  • Support enterprise-grade performance, scalability, reliability, quality, and security across the broader organization.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of hands-on experience building and operating data platform primitives such as storage, retrieval, and processing pipelines.
  • Strong system design skills with the ability to make tradeoffs across performance, reliability, scalability, and cost.
  • Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives across multiple systems and driving adoption through influence.
  • Security-first mindset and comfort operating in environments with high operational discipline and sensitive constraints.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to engineers, cross-functional partners, and end users.
  • U.S. Person status is required because the role requires access to U.S.-only data systems.
  • Experience with enterprise-grade infrastructure and shared platform services (preferred).

Benefits

  • Salary range of $150,000 to $215,000 plus equity and a 401(k) match.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 100% remote-first culture with the ability to work from anywhere in the U.S. and access to WeWork locations.
  • Unlimited PTO, including competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
  • Monthly stipends for mental health, wellness, fitness, and in-home office setup, plus family planning assistance.
  • Salary top-up during military reserve duty.
  • Fully paid parental leave.
  • Child and pet care reimbursement during travel.

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