Cleared Software Engineer (TS and TS/SCI)

Gallatin AI, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Full healthcare coverage

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Gallatin AI, Inc. in Austin seeks engineers to build and deliver features for our Navigator platform. You will extend API layers with CRUD methods, design data models, and ensure production-ready code that passes CI/CD in a fast-paced environment.

We value strong typing, experience with relational databases, data pipelines, and collaboration with product, UX, and other engineers. A TS or TS/SCI clearance is preferred for this role and fluids of agile practices are beneficial.

Qualifications

• Top Secret (TS) or TS/SCI clearance preferred.
• Experience developing backend APIs or services in a strongly-typed language.
• Data modeling and relational database design.
• Experience with data pipelines/ETL across systems.
• Effective cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Extend API layer with performant CRUD methods and ensure CI/CD readiness.
• Design and maintain relational schemas and data pipelines for the Navigator platform.
• Collaborate with product, UX, and engineering teams to align features with user needs.

Skills

Backend API development

Data modeling

Strongly-typed language

Relational databases

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

What You’ll Do

• Build and deliver features that support our mission statement
  • Extend our existing API layer with performant CRUD methods, with a focus on performance and accuracy
  • Collaborate with UX team and backend developers on rapid feature buildouts
  • Contribute tested, production-ready code that passes our CI/CD pipeline
  • Technical depth in at least one of these areas is preferred: Typescript, Python, SQL, Vue.js
• Design and maintain data models and pipelines that power our Navigator platform
  • Define and evolve relational database schemas and to represent complex real-world entities
  • Build data pipelines to ingest, transform, and distribute data between systems
  • Leverage our semantic data modeling SDK to architect efficient storage and retrieval methods
• Collaborate with cross-functional teammates to improve our systems and practices
  • Work closely with product managers, UX designers, and other engineers to ensure features and data models align with user needs and mission outcomes.
  • Contribute to engineering best practices: from code reviews and documentation, to refining CI/CD pipelines, helping us foster a culture of excellence.
  • Help define best practices, continuously improve CI/CD workflows, while keeping DX at the forefront!

What We’re Looking For

• Candidates with Top Secret Clearance (TS or TS/SCI preferred)
• Technical Proficiency
  • Comfortable debugging and navigating issues across the entire tech stack
  • Familiarity with HTTP request codes
  • Experience developing backend APIs or services in a strongly-typed language
• Data modeling and architecture
  • Hands-on experience with relational databases – designing schemas, writing efficient queries, and ensuring data integrity and performance
  • Experience with processing data streams and/or building or maintaining data pipelines/ETL processes to handle complex data flows between multiple systems
• Great communicator
  • Experience working closely with diverse teams (engineering, product, design) to drive projects to completion
  • Clear and concise communication, whether in designing system architecture or everyday documentation
• Growth mindset
  • Always seeing to learn and stay current with industry trends and tools

Bonus Points

• Experience building offline-first or progressive web applications (PWAs) that operate smoothly with limited or intermittent connectivity.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps or Infrastructure-as-Code (CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform, etc.)
• Experience with cloud-based architecture such as AWS, Azure, Palantir Foundry
• Contributions to open-source projects

Compensation

Gallatin offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, skills, and location. In addition to base salary, we offer a generous equity grant, full healthcare coverage, 401(k), unlimited PTO, and the perks of working in a high-caliber, mission-driven environment.

Compensation Range: $80K – $210K

Gallatin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance. The successful candidate must be able to work in a classified environment when necessary.

We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.