Backend Engineer for Mission-Critical AI APIs (Secret Clearance)

Agile Defense, Inc.; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Onsite twice a week

Job summary

Agile Defense is hiring a Software Engineer to build distributed backend services and APIs supporting a modern Hub-and-Spoke architecture. You will develop microservices that integrate with cloud-native platforms, ensuring reliability and observability while collaborating with AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, and cybersecurity teams.

The role requires hands-on Java and Spring Boot, RESTful API design, and AWS proficiency, in a hybrid work model with onsite Rosslyn, VA twice weekly.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Background designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with core AWS services.
• Experience in fast-paced, mission-focused environments and collaboration with AI, DevSecOps, data engineering teams.
• Familiarity with Django, NATS, Kafka, Redis, ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry, OpenRouter, and LiteLLM; OpenFGA experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implement API endpoints and business logic for wrapper service.
• Develop features for OpenFGA data model management.
• Write unit tests and integration tests.
• Debug and resolve software defects.
• Assist with documentation and code examples.
• Participate in code reviews and team ceremonies.
• Support onboarding team with technical questions.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements.

Skills

Backend development

API design

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

OpenFGA

Django

NATS

Kafka

Redis

ClickHouse

OpenTelemetry

OpenRouter

LiteLLM

AWS

Job description

Agile Defense is hiring a Software Engineer to build distributed backend services and APIs supporting a modern Hub-and-Spoke architecture. You will develop microservices that integrate with cloud-native platforms, ensuring reliability and observability while collaborating with AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, and cybersecurity teams.

The role requires hands-on Java and Spring Boot, RESTful API design, and AWS proficiency, in a hybrid work model with onsite Rosslyn, VA twice weekly.