Back End Engineer

Oddball; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Back End Engineer to manage and enhance federal contracts. This role involves developing secure back-end services, building APIs, and ensuring infrastructure reliability for VA applications. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in back-end engineering, with a focus on security and compliance in federal environments.

Benefits

Flexible PTO

Paid Holidays

Company Match 401(k) plan

Annual stipend

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in back-end engineering, preferably with Rails or Python.
• Knowledge of RESTful API development and familiarity with AWS or cloud infrastructures.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and logging in federal environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain secure back-end services for VA web applications.
• Build APIs for logic, submission handling, and improving form infrastructure.
• Support devops practices and ensure reliable, performant backend systems.

Skills

Back-end engineering

API development

Microservices architecture

AWS

PostgreSQL

Security knowledge

CI/CD practices

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Wilcore believes that the best products are built when companies understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.

We are hiring a Back End Engineer to help manage, expand and oversee our rapidly growing portfolio of federal contracts.

What you'll be doing:

You’ll develop, test, and maintain secure back-end services that support VA web applications and digital forms. Your work will include building APIs for form logic, submission handling, validation, and integrating with VA systems and third-party platforms. You’ll contribute to platform-wide improvements in form infrastructure, data storage, accessibility compliance, and automation. You’ll also support devops practices, help write documentation, and ensure that backend systems are reliable and performant at scale.

What you’ll bring:

• 4+ years of experience in back-end engineering (Rails, Python, or similar)
• Experience with RESTful API development and microservices architecture
• Familiarity with AWS (especially GovCloud) or other cloud infrastructure
• Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or similar)
• Knowledge of security, logging, and compliance in federal environments
• Strong Git, CI/CD, and testing practices
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

Bonus Qualifications:Prior experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs

• Familiarity with the VA.gov Design System and building forms on VA.gov
• Understanding of 508 accessibility and Section 504 compliance

Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen and able to work domestically
• Must be able to attain low-level security clearance

Education:

• Fully remote
• Annual stipend
• Company Match 401(k) plan
• Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays

Wilcore is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Wilcore HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing [e-mail]

Compensation:

At Wilcore, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.

United States Wage Range: $100,000 – $135,000

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