Backend Engineer

Senior Software EngineerExiger is the AI partner for supply chain and procurement automation. Its centralized platform allows organizations to manage their entire operating network, from parts to suppliers, regulators, and customers, through an autonomous agentic workforce that learns, adapts, and augments with every decision. The AI-native platform, combined with the largest supply chain knowledge asset, empowers global customers, including Fortune 500 and government and defense industrial organizations, to act first. Exiger is FedRAMP® authorized and a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supplier Risk Management.Exiger is building technology that makes the world a more transparent place to succeed. We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Engineer to lead our DDIQ team, the group responsible for our core risk signals processing engine — the cornerstone of our platform. By combining data on global companies with signals from worldwide events, our team builds systems that transform massive volumes of raw data into actionable risk insights. These insights help our customers identify and mitigate potential risks in their suppliers and partners, driving smarter and safer business decisions.As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll drive the technical direction of our products, build reliable, scalable web applications and services that power our SaaS platform, operate and maintain the system, and mentor other engineers on the team. You will play a key role in engineering the scalability, reliability, quality, performance, and maintainability of our systems.LOCATION: McLean, VA / New York, NY / Richmond, VASTATUS: Hybrid (2 days per week)What you'll do:Own the technical vision and architecture for production applications, establishing a clear architectural direction that supports the product's current needs and long-term growthServe as the most senior technical authority on the team, providing leadership across backend, frontend, data, infrastructure, and system designEffectively utilize AI and manage AI agents to drive delivery across all stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, CI/CD, operations at speed and scaleDeliver features across multiple services and systems, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-quality releasesOversee architecture and design decisions, helping the team make tradeoffs between performance, scalability, and time-to-marketEnsure reliability and observability across our microservices ecosystem, including production monitoring, alerting, and recoveryEnsure operational excellence, managing the CI/CD lifecycle, testing, deployments, and cost optimizationsSupport Engineering Managers and Product Managers for team work prioritization, execution, and deliveryWhat you bring to the team:Unyielding sense of ownership and accountability – you care about your work and it shows6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with significant experience designing, building, and operating complex backend systems or data-intensive applicationsDemonstrated experience as a technical lead or senior engineer responsible for the architecture, technical direction, and health of a scaled enterprise application with mission-critical customer impactStrong system design instincts and the ability to reason across application, data, infrastructure, reliability, and operational concernsDeep understanding of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and IACExperience with mission-critical, API-first SaaS systems, balancing short-term delivery with long-term architectural visionPassion for data, analytics, and using technology to uncover meaningful insightsExperience working at a rapidly-evolving, PE-backed, growth startupBonus points for experience operating in an air-gapped FedRAMP or DoD I/L environmentOur tech stack:Core Platform: Java / Spring Boot, GoLangData: PostgresFrontend: TypeScript / ReactMessaging: ActiveMQ, Kafka, RedisInfrastructure: Kubernetes via Helm and Argo CD; AWS via TerraformObservability: ELK, GrafanaWe're an amazing place to work. Why?Discretionary Time Off for all employees, with no maximum limits on time offIndustry leading health, vision, and dental benefitsCompetitive compensation package16 weeks of fully paid parental leaveFlexible, hybrid approach to working from home and in the office where applicableFocus on wellness and employee health through stipends and dedicated wellness programmingPurposeful career development programs with reimbursement provided for educational certificationsAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.Exiger's hybrid work policy is periodically reviewed and adjusted to align with evolving business needs.