Lead Processing Engineer

Constellis • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Constellis is hiring a Lead Processing Engineer to own the Processing domain
end-to-end. This role defines architecture, standards, and technical direction
for how raw sensor data becomes authoritative normalized events within Lexso.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role — equal parts architect, mentor, and
builder.

Requirements

• 8 years of experience designing data processing or streaming systems
• 5 years of experience engineering in Python
• 5 years of experience understanding event-driven architectures
• Experience defining and enforcing schemas at scale
• Geospatial processing experience (H3, polygons, point-in-polygon)
• Experience with Kafka and stream processing patterns
• Ability to reason about correctness, determinism, and data lineage
• Eligible to obtain a Top Secret clearance
• Experience leading technical direction

Nice To Haves

• Experience with sensor fusion systems
• Familiarity with defense, security, or critical infrastructure platforms
• Prior ownership of a production data pipeline
• Kubernetes / cloud-native architecture experience

Responsibilities

• Own the Processing architecture and data contracts
• Define normalization standards and schema enforcement strategy
• Design spatial enrichment workflows (zones, H3, ENU, grids)
• Lead technical decisions for stream processing frameworks
• Review and approve Processing PRs and designs
• Establish testing, validation, and quality gates
• Coordinate with Ingestion, Spatial Grid, Reactor, and UI leads
• Mentor Processing Engineers and set development best practices
• Represent Processing in cross-team technical discussions

Benefits

• Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program & Company Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Insurance: Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• On-the-job Training, Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed