Senior Backend Engineer - Data Pipelines & Edge Networks

Xenon Innovations, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Xenon Innovations, Inc. seeks an experienced backend data systems engineer to design and operate ingest pipelines, storage schemas, and scalable indexing for high-volume telemetry and metadata.

You will build networked services, APIs, and messaging patterns supporting intermittent connectivity and degraded links while ensuring defensible, well-documented interfaces. The role emphasizes performance under constrained conditions, data model contributions, security hardening collaboration, and

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field required
• 4+ years building backend services and data systems in production
• Proficiency in Java, Go, Python, or comparable
• Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ingest pipelines for high-volume signal metadata and product
• Define storage schemas and retention strategies for platform storage limits
• Build indexing and query capability that remains responsive as data grows
• Implement data reduction, prioritization, and summarization for bandwidth-limited dissemination
• Build networked services and APIs connecting collection subsystems, operators, and external consumers
• Implement messaging and publish/subscribe patterns for intermittent connectivity
• Own interface definitions and keep them versioned and documented
• Profile and optimize database, service, and network performance under shipboard conditions
• Design for graceful degradation when links drop or storage fills
• Instrument the data layer for diagnosability after the fact
• Contribute to data model definitions and adherence to interface standards
• Work with security engineering to meet hardening requirements

Skills

Java

Go

Python

Backend systems

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

ActiveMQ / DDS

Job description

Xenon Innovations, Inc. seeks an experienced backend data systems engineer to design and operate ingest pipelines, storage schemas, and scalable indexing for high-volume telemetry and metadata.

You will build networked services, APIs, and messaging patterns supporting intermittent connectivity and degraded links while ensuring defensible, well-documented interfaces. The role emphasizes performance under constrained conditions, data model contributions, security hardening collaboration, and