Software Engineer - Back End - R129
About The Position
Expedition Technology (EXP) is seeking motivated software engineers to join their Solis team. The team's mission is to develop, deploy, and maintain the Training Data Storefront (TDS), a central repository of AI/ML annotations and models serving the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC). The role focuses on backend development, ensuring security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability in architected solutions. Team members will work in an Agile ecosystem to design new features, develop capabilities using open-source frameworks, and collaborate with end-users to ensure TDS meets mission needs. Responsibilities include developing features, bugfixes, and automated workflows using Python 3, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services, embracing technical leadership, mentoring team members, driving technical discussions, contributing to SDLC and coding best practices, developing RESTful APIs and streaming services, and resolving performance bottlenecks.
Requirements
- United States Citizenship
- An active TS/SCI security clearance
- A minimum of 5 years of backend development experience, ideally in AWS Cloud environments
- Fundamental understanding of cloud computing concepts (serverless, scalability, microservices, high availability, and durability)
- Experience with integrating Kubernetes, Docker or other containerized ecosystems
- Relational database design, implementation, configuration, and query experience
- Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining database indexes and/or optimizing database queries
- Familiarity with object-oriented design and languages (Python and/or JavaScript preferred)
- Comfortable working with Linux (Ubuntu) based operating systems (command line operations, scripting)
- Configuration Management (CM) experience using Git and familiarity with branching strategies
- Enjoy learning new technologies and creating compelling software
- Work with minimum supervision as part of a collaborative, agile team
- BA/BS or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or closely related field
Nice To Haves
- Interest in AI/ML algorithm deployment at scale
- 5+ years' work experience with AWS services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudFormation, EC2, ALB, IAM, and SQS
Responsibilities
- Design new features for TDS
- Develop new capabilities using the latest open-source frameworks
- Work directly with end-users to ensure TDS is solving their mission needs
- Develop features, bugfixes, and automated workflows for the system using Python 3, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services
- Embrace opportunities for technical leadership and mentor other team members
- Drive technical discussions and be proactive in identifying and resolving issues
- Contribute to SDLC and coding best practices
- Develop and design RESTful APIs and streaming services
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
Benefits
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous Time Off: 11 paid holidays, up to 34 days of PTO
- Robust 401(k) Plan: Up to a 12% company contribution (3% safe harbor, 6% match, up to 3% profit sharing)
- Student Loan Repayment: Option to reallocate a portion of 401(k) match funds
- Paid Parental Leave: Six weeks for primary caregiver, 2 weeks for secondary caregiver
- Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250/year
- Referral Bonus Program
- Exclusive Entertainment Perks: Free tickets to sporting events, theater, concerts, etc.
- Onsite Amenities: Free onsite fitness center, active workstations (treadmill and bike desks), onsite cafeteria with reduced-cost options
- Inspiring Work Culture
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
