Senior Backend Eng - TS/SCI Poly, FastAPI & PostgreSQL

Base-2 Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental premiums paid

Vision premiums paid

Short- & long-term disability

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Floating holidays

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer Level 4 to develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems supporting mission-focused environments.

This role centers on backend development, data engineering, and API development, with emphasis on building scalable systems using Python and FastAPI, designing and managing PostgreSQL databases, and supporting high-performance integrations across high-speed, high-volume, mission-critical, data-sensitive systems.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph required.
• Backend development experience required.
• Experience in data engineering and API development required.
• Experience building scalable systems with Python and FastAPI required.
• Experience designing and managing PostgreSQL databases with efficient SQL and indexing required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems including analytics and real-time components.
• Contribute to software component design, including trade-offs and reuse.
• Design, implement, and integrate software applications and perform software engineering tasks.
• Apply software engineering methodologies suitable to development and production environment.
• Ensure efficient delivery of software capabilities using industry standards and repeatable processes.
• Mitigate risks, control costs, and manage large-scale projects.
• Review and test software components and document results.

Skills

Backend development

Data engineering

API development

Python

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Tools

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer Level 4 to develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems supporting mission-focused environments.

This role centers on backend development, data engineering, and API development, with emphasis on building scalable systems using Python and FastAPI, designing and managing PostgreSQL databases, and supporting high-performance integrations across high-speed, high-volume, mission-critical, data-sensitive systems.