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What You’ll Do - Design and implement scalable backend services using TypeScript, Node.js and Python - Partner with the Head of Software and other engineers to design and build our software architecture - Own and maintain cloud-deployed systems on Azure government cloud - Build and optimize event-driven systems, working with tools like Kafka, MongoDB, and message queues (RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, etc.) - Contribute to our CI/CD pipelines and support continuous delivery across environments - Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineers (e.g., DevOps, Frontend, Robotics, Mechanical, etc.) and product team members - Monitor, instrument, and optimize backend systems for observability and performance - Contribute to technical decision-making, team culture, and long-term scalability What We’re Looking For - 5+ years of experience as a professional software engineer, ideally at fast-paced startups - Strong command of JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python - Experience deploying and managing services in cloud environments (Azure preferred, but AWS, or GCP are acceptable) - Deep experience with system design, backend architecture, and distributed systems - Familiarity with databases (especially no SQL such as MongoDB), messaging systems, and containerized services - CI/CD experience - Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (logging, metrics and alerting systems) - Comfortable navigating ambiguity, thriving in ownership-heavy environments - Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent practical experience Nice to Have - Experience with Azure Cloud Services - Comfort with infrastructure as code - Exposure to tools like Kafka, Mosquitto, gRPC, GraphQL - Familiarity with machine learning and large datasets processing/visualization

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