Backend Python Engineer - Polygraph Required

BTI360 Website•Chantilly, VA

23d

About The Position

Here at BTI360, we’ve built a culture that’s passionate about developing software engineers. Software doesn't build itself. People do. In fact, teams of people do. That's why our primary focus is on developing better craftsmen, better teammates, and better technical leaders. By putting people first, we're not just giving our teammates more opportunities to grow, we're also raising the bar of the software we ship. BTI360 previously has been voted 10 years in a row as a TOP Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal. We are currently seeking a Backend Python Software Engineer to join a high-impact team reimagining the U.S. government's terrorist screening process through user-centered design techniques and close collaboration with mission users. We are a fast-moving and fun team, building our system from the ground up with solid cloud-native architecture, including a powerful CI/CD pipeline for fast, repeatable development and deployments. We use modern UI design principles to create an intuitive and useable interface, allowing users to process tasking in half the time. If you thrive on high-stakes impact, elegant engineering, and are interested in making a significant impact for our national security, this mission is calling.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph at time of application
Experience developing backend services using Python and a modern web framework such a s Fast API (preferred), Flask, Django, or Chalice
Experience with source control (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipeline tools such as GitHub Actions (preferred), GitLab CI, AWS CodeBuild, or Jenkins.
Experience designing and implementing scalable, maintainable, and OOP based software in a containerized cloud environment (AWS preferred) leveraging foundational services for computing, identity management, and networking.
Experience with testing frameworks such as PyTest (preferred) or unittest
Experience with Python project management, dependency management tools, and build tools such as poetry (preferred), make, uv, pip, or conda
Familiarity with API standards such as REST and HTTP, message-driven architectures, persistent storage layers, and distributed systems
Effective written and verbal communication skills necessary to perform job duties and collaborate with team members

Nice To Haves

Contributions to open-source libraries or community projects or personal projects
Experience with search technologies such as OpenSearch (preferred), Elasticsearch, or Solr
Experience working with streaming or event-driven architectures such as SNS/SQS (preferred), Kafka, Kinesis, AWS Step Functions, or Event Bridge
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and how to leverage DevSecOps pipelines to deliver code

Responsibilities

Work closely with teammates and stakeholders in a Lean Agile environment to build mission-critical production applications focused on data discovery and analysis
Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives
Leverage modern build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and delivery speed
Design, implement, and test backend services and APIs using reactive programming concepts for production applications
Integrate with cloud services and data platforms to expose high-value data through secure, performant interfaces
Leverage DevSecOps pipelines, containers, and modern deployment tools to deliver software efficiently and reliably