Platform Engineer

E-Space • Arlington, TX

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About The Position

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!

E-Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. We are building a highly-advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) space system that will fundamentally change the design, economics, manufacturing and service delivery associated with traditional satellite and terrestrial IoT systems.

We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed to innovate space-based communications and deliver actionable intelligence that will expand global economies, protect space and our planet and enhance our overall quality of life.

Role Overview
This role is for someone who can design systems that are scaled but also isn’t precious about building temporary things when we need a demo, a pilot, or something to show a room full of stakeholders.

Requirements

• Strong backend experience (startup or production systems)
• Comfortable owning systems end-to-end
• Experience with AWS in real environments
• Solid understanding of PostgreSQL beyond basic CRUD
• You understand how systems fail at scale, not just how to write endpoints
• You can explain tradeoffs and aren’t dogmatic about frameworks
• You’re okay building something fast today and revisiting it later

Nice To Haves

• Django or Django Rest Framework experience at scale
• Experience with FastAPI, Flask, Node, or Go
• Event systems (SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• WebSockets, MQTT, or streaming data
• IoT or large device fleets
• Experience supporting demos, pilots, or pre-sales environments

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve a cloud-native backend on AWS
• Design APIs used by web apps, mobile apps, and devices
• Work heavily with PostgreSQL at scale
• Make architectural calls that balance speed now vs scale later
• Build temporary or throwaway systems for:
• Then later help replace or harden those systems for production
• Build async pipelines, background jobs, and event-driven workflows
• Help integrate AI-powered features into the platform
• Debug real production issues, not just green-field code

Benefits

• An opportunity to really make a difference
• Sustainability at our core
• Fair and honest workplace
• Innovative thinking is encouraged
• Competitive salaries
• Continuous learning and development
• Health and wellness care options
• Financial solutions for the future
• Optional legal services (US only)
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

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