Senior Software Engineer, Platform Software

Senior Software Engineer, Platform Own the platform's data processing pipelines and analytics infrastructure end-to-end. Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States • Herndon, Virginia, United States • Washington, District of Columbia, United States Hybrid - Chantilly, VA / Herndon, VA / Washington, DC Metro Area Department/Team: Engineering | Clearance Requirement: Not Required | Location: Hybrid - Chantilly, VA / Herndon, VA / Washington, DC Metro Area | Employment Type: Full-time, Salaried Overview We're seeking a Platform Engineer with a blend of strong software engineering expertise and some data science acumen to join our team. This role requires someone who enjoys working on distributed microservice architectures, finding ways to improve the system's robustness, stability, and performance, and optimizing areas such as geospatial data storage and query performance at scale. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain platform services in a microservices environment Develop and optimize event-driven architectures using message queuing systems Implement and maintain gRPC and API surfaces Design data processing pipelines and analytics infrastructure Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance and reliabilityContainerize applications and manage container orchestration Required Technical Skills Strong proficiency in Python and at least one other programming language Understanding of API and RPC patterns Experience with gRPC and protocol buffers Experience with PostgreSQL and DuckDB (configuration, usage, optimization) Understanding of event-driven architectures (configuration, pitfalls, scaling challenges) Knowledge of RabbitMQ or other message broker Understanding of microservices design patterns and distributed systems Some experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) Qualifications Strong software engineering fundamentals (design patterns, testing, version control) Experience with monitoring and observability tools AWS experience is a nice-to-have Understanding of data lake architectures and storage optimization patterns Understanding of security practices in distributed systems Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills #J-18808-Ljbffr