Staff Backend Engineer, Discovery Api

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Job Description

Own and evolve the catalog API end-to-end, designing and building APIs and data pipelines in Python. Tune performance against large geospatial datasets and high-traffic APIs, running services in the cloud. Ship code frequently with automated tests and reliable deploys, shaping architecture and technical direction.

Hard Requirements

• 6+ years of backend development, building secure, scalable services in production
• Strong Python and API design, with a framework such as FastAPI or Flask
• Deep experience building and operating data pipelines over large datasets
• Strong PostgreSQL, including performance tuning at scale
• Fluent building and operating cloud services (AWS, GCP, or similar), with infrastructure as code such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Strong automated testing discipline
• Applies AI to accelerate implementation
• US citizenship required
• Able to obtain and maintain a US security clearance

Soft Requirements

• Familiarity with geospatial standards and tooling such as STAC, OGC APIs, PostGIS, and GDAL
• Kubernetes or similar container orchestration
• Zero-downtime deploys and service modernization