Mission-Critical Backend Engineer — Hybrid (AWS Cloud)

Piper Companies; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Backend Engineer to support a federal mission‑software program focused on modernizing cloud‑native operations. This hybrid role requires working across multiple locations and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver secure, scalable backend services.

You will develop Python APIs, integrate AWS services, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines in a mission‑critical environment. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent hands‑on experience).
• 3+ years of professional backend or full‑stack engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and API development (REST or GraphQL).
• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, ECS/EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch).
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and containerized applications.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes deployments (EKS preferred).
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools.
• Strong Git workflow experience (GitHub/GitLab).
• U.S. Person status and ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services and APIs using Python in a production environment.
• Integrate AWS services including EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, and Fargate.

Skills

Python

API development

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

U.S. Person status

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Backend Engineer to support a federal mission‑software program focused on modernizing cloud‑native operations. This hybrid role requires working across multiple locations and collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver secure, scalable backend services.

You will develop Python APIs, integrate AWS services, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines in a mission‑critical environment. A U.S.