Backend / Platform Engineer

GovEagle; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GovEagle is looking for a Backend / Platform Engineer to join their team in New York. This role focuses on auditing infrastructure and ensuring high availability by tuning autoscaling and implementing robust monitoring solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in Python and Kubernetes, with a proven track record in managing production systems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience running production systems
• Experience scaling Python services on Kubernetes
• Familiarity with FedRAMP / GovCloud is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Audit infrastructure to maintain uptime and latency SLAs.
• Replace Celery workers with KEDA-triggered kube-jobs.
• Deliver maintainable Terraform modules and Helm charts.

Skills

Kubernetes

Python

Redis

Celery

Docker

AWS

Terraform

Observability

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Base pay range

$120,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

About GovEagle\ We build an AI‑powered platform that helps government contractors draft proposals faster and more securely. Our stack: Python micro‑services, Celery workers, Redis, Kubernetes, and LLM integrations in AWSGovCloud & AzureGovCloud.

The Role\ Help us hit a strict uptime & latency SLA by auditing our infrastructure and knocking out the highest‑impact fixes within four weeks.

What You’ll Tackle

• Replace Celery workers with KEDA-triggered kube-jobs backed by SQS.
• Tune autoscaling (HPA & Karpenter) for bursty LLM workloads.
• Instrument the new pipeline end-to-end in Prometheus/Grafana with actionable alerts.
• Deliver Terraform modules / Helm charts our tiny team can maintain.
• Clear documentation so our small team can maintain the improvements
  
  

Tech You’ll Touch\ Python

• Redis
• Kubernetes (Helm/Kustomize)
• Celery
• Docker
• AWS
• Karpenter\ Bonus: Terraform, Prometheus/Grafana, GitHub Actions
  
  

What We Need

• 3+yrs running high‑availability production systems
• Deep experience scaling Python services on Kubernetes
• Track record with queue‑based architectures and observability
• FedRAMP / GovCloud familiarity is a plus
  
  

How to Apply\ Message me here with a short intro, relevant project highlights, and your hourly rate. We’ll move fast.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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