Senior Backend Engineer

Reveal Technology

19d•$150,000 - $185,000•Remote

About The Position

Reveal is a dynamic startup revolutionizing field operations by providing software tools and insights to individuals in remote, disconnected, and extreme environments. Our products include Farsight, a 3D processing and mission planning tool, as well as Identifi which enables secure and rapid identity verification. Reveal is deeply committed to supporting defense, security, and safety missions. We're growing our team to meet expanding demands and opportunities. We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to own and drive development of the backend infrastructure for our multi-platform applications. You will be working collaboratively with all teams in Reveal to define and execute the technical roadmap for Identifi, and our future Human Systems products. This role might be for you if: You thrive in a fast paced collaborative engineering environment without extensive oversight. You have proven success owning features and products from concept through development, QA, release, and support.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in Backend development
Expertise in Ruby and SQL, including designing backend architectures, building scalable services, and optimizing complex database queries
Deep understanding of security architecture and cryptography, including key management, threat modeling, secure system design, and defending against common attack vectors.
Strong experience using Docker and Kubernetes to containerize applications, manage deployments, configure services, and operate production workloads
Deep expertise with PostgreSQL, including advanced data modeling, query optimization, indexing strategies, transaction management, and operating production databases at scale
Can manage your own productivity in an asynchronous, fully remote environmentWillingness to learn new technologies and tools as needed, and to read and refactor code to make it better, even if it's not your own

Nice To Haves

Startup experience
Worked with LLMs and AI-powered systems, including integrating AI services into backend workflows, designing APIs that support AI features, and evaluating model capabilities and limitations for production use cases
Designed and implemented solutions using graph databases (e.g., Neo4j or similar), including modeling complex relationships, writing efficient graph queries, and applying graph concepts to solve real-world data problems
Proactive and creative problem solver, comfort stepping into the unfamiliar and figuring things out
Experience designing and building APIs that support mobile applications, including considerations for performance, reliability, versioning, offline/low-bandwidth environments, and secure data exchange
Experience working with TAK (Team Awareness Kit) servers and ecosystems, including integrating with TAK services, managing data flows, and supporting mission-critical or real-time systems
Exposure to secure handling and storage of biometric data, including familiarity with relevant standards such as EBTS, data protection requirements, and best practices for privacy, encryption, and compliance
Past experience developing products for public safety or DoD applications
Understanding of additional languages used at Reveal: Kotlin, C++, C#, Python

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs using Ruby on Rails, supporting mobile, desktop and web clients with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability
Containerize applications and supporting services using Docker and supported deployment workflows for consistent environments across development, staging, and production
Lead database design and management efforts, including schema design, data modeling, query optimization, migrations, and performance tuning in PostgreSQL
Maintain DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, improving build automation, test reliability, and deployment processes to increase developer velocity and system stability
Ensure security and compliance requirements are met by implementing secure coding practices, authentication and authorization controls, encryption strategies, and vulnerability mitigation
Work across the team and specialties to drive quality through architecture, code review, and collaborative development.
Assist our business development and mission success teams with troubleshooting and technical issues