Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, High-Impact Data Systems

HII's Mission Technologies division; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid employee health/vision/dent

10% 401k

Generous PTO + 10 holidays

Education/training allowances

Job summary

Enlighten is seeking exceptional Senior Backend Developers to join our high-impact team. We build and operate critical backend systems handling trillions of records and billions of daily ingested items across secure environments.

You will own end-to-end backend initiatives and contribute to scalable, low-bureaucracy engineering culture. You will design, build, and scale core infrastructure, work with Trino and identity federation tooling, and optimize deployment automation while collaborating

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience designing, developing and deploying backend systems.
• Experience with large-scale data processing and backend services.
• Strong background in API development, distributed systems, and cloud-based architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend systems.
• Own complex technical projects from concept to production and iteration.
• Develop RESTful APIs, modify open-source software (Trino), and manage data ingestion pipelines.
• Automate deployment and CI/CD with Kubernetes and related tools.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to share knowledge and drive results.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Trino

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Job description

Enlighten is seeking exceptional Senior Backend Developers to join our high-impact team. We build and operate critical backend systems handling trillions of records and billions of daily ingested items across secure environments.

You will own end-to-end backend initiatives and contribute to scalable, low-bureaucracy engineering culture. You will design, build, and scale core infrastructure, work with Trino and identity federation tooling, and optimize deployment automation while collaborating