Mission (Data) Engineer

Atreides; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible remote work environment

Flexible hours

Work travel opportunities

Competitive vacation time

Parental leave

Job summary

Atreides in Arlington, Virginia seeks a skilled Mission (Data) Engineer to deliver automated end-to-end solutions within a cloud-native environment. This role focuses on building dynamic data pipelines and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure effective data-driven decision-making. Ideal candidates will thrive at the intersection of data and technology, leveraging diverse intelligence to support operational needs. The position offers competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, and a flexible remote work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building data pipelines from heterogeneous sources including JSON and XML.
• Proficiency in multiple database types such as OLTP and NoSQL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and cloud-native environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable data solutions within a cloud-native environment.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders for effective solutions.
• Ensure data security and perform troubleshooting on systems.

Skills

Data pipeline development

Database management

Web API integration

DevOps practices

Problem solving

Effective communication

Tools

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Title: Mission (Data)Engineer

Travel: Approximately 10% international travel required.

Number of Openings: 3

Company Overview:

Atreides helps organizations transform large and complex multi-modal datasets into information-rich geo‑spatial data subscriptions that can be used across a wide spectrum of use cases. Currently, Atreides focuses on providing high‑fidelity data solutions to enable customers to derive insights quickly.

We are a fast‑moving, high‑performance startup. We value a diverse team and believe inclusion drives better performance. We trust our team with autonomy, believing it leads to better results and job satisfaction. With a mission‑driven mindset and entrepreneurial spirit, we are building something new and helping unlock the power of massive‑scale data to make the world safer, stronger, and more prosperous.

Team Overview:

We are a passionate team of technologists, data scientists, and analysts with backgrounds in operational intelligence, law enforcement, large multinationals, and cybersecurity operations. We obsess about designing products that will change the way global companies, governments and nonprofits protect themselves from external threats and global adversaries.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a skilled Data/Software Engineer with a focus on full‑stack engineering, data, and DevOps to deliver automated end‑to‑end solutions within a cloud‑native environment. Your role will involve designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable solutions with an emphasis on data pipelines and automation solutions. You will collaborate closely with customers, infrastructure engineers, and data analysts to translate business and technical requirements into efficient, automated solutions that enable data‑driven decision‑making and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will thrive at the intersection of data, technology, and mission, leveraging commercial data and multi‑intelligence fusion to support complex operational and strategic needs.

Team Principles:

At Atreides, we believe that teams work best when they:

• Remain curious and passionate in all aspects of our work


• Promote clear, direct, and transparent communication


• Embrace the 'measure twice, cut once' philosophy


• Value and encourage diverse ideas and technologies


• Lead with empathy in all interactions

Responsibilities:

• Build intuitive user experiences for our customer systems to query, visualize and export data from data fusion engines.


• Ensure high availability for customer facing systems, meeting strict customer availability requirements.


• Build software solutions focusing on data aggregation that are scalable, repeatable, and rapidly deployable


• Collaborate with other software engineers to implement code and infrastructure that effectively supports application requirements.


• Ensure data security and implement necessary measures to protect sensitive information.


• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance.


• Provide direct support and troubleshooting on implemented systems for the customer, including after‑hours on‑call support on a rotating basis.


• Document infrastructure design, data engineering processes, and maintain comprehensive documentation.

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience building data pipelines that ingest and process data from heterogeneous sources, including structured and semi‑structured formats (JSON, XML, Parquet) over diverse communication protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, serial).


• Experience with multiple database types (OTLP, OLAP, timeseries, NoSQL, etc.).


• Experience with writing and integrating with web APIs.


• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD tools such as git, containers, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, etc.


• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to think quickly in a high‑performance environment.


• Effective at identifying and scoping problems with systems thinking.


• Effective communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive salary


• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans


• Flexible remote work environment


• Additional benefits like flexible hours, work travel opportunities, competitive vacation time and parental leave

While meeting all of these criteria would be ideal, we understand that some candidates may meet most, but not all. If you're passionate, curious and ready to \"work smart and get things done\", we'd love to hear from you.