Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs (Remote)

Enlighten IT Group; New York (NY); Remote; USD 144,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employee premium health, vision &

10% 401k benefit

PTO + 10 holidays

Education/training allowances

Job summary

Enlighten is seeking exceptional Senior Backend Developers to join a high-impact engineering team. You will design, build, and scale backend systems processing trillions of records and billions of daily ingests for DoD-scale workloads, with autonomy in a low-bureaucracy environment.

You will develop robust API endpoints, modify complex open-source software like Trino, and implement identity federation using Keycloak, while advancing CI/CD automation with Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship with ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• 15+ years in software engineering; or 13 years with a Masters; or 19 years with HS diploma.
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages: Java, Python, Go.
• Experience with Trino or similar distributed SQL engines.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration, especially Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
• Ability to work autonomously in a low-process environment.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend systems.
• Own challenging projects from concept through production and iteration.
• Build and evolve RESTful APIs and modify open-source software like Trino.
• Implement identity federation solutions (e.g., Keycloak) and data ingestion pipelines (Airflow).
• Enhance deployment automation (CI/CD) using Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to share knowledge and drive results.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues to ensure reliability.

Skills

Backend design

API development

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Autonomy

Fast learner

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma with 19 years experience

Tools

Trino

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Keycloak

Airflow

CI/CD

Job description

Enlighten is seeking exceptional Senior Backend Developers to join a high-impact engineering team. You will design, build, and scale backend systems processing trillions of records and billions of daily ingests for DoD-scale workloads, with autonomy in a low-bureaucracy environment.

You will develop robust API endpoints, modify complex open-source software like Trino, and implement identity federation using Keycloak, while advancing CI/CD automation with Kubernetes.