Senior Python Engineer, Wargaming & Simulation (Remote)

Code Metal; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan (premium covered)

401k with matching

Uncapped PTO

Flexible hybrid or remote work

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Code Metal in Boston is seeking a senior backend engineer to design and implement backend services and APIs that orchestrate mission- and campaign-level simulations. You will build Python services, data pipelines, and tooling that interface with multiple simulators and expose results to analysts and government stakeholders.

The role emphasizes SDLC rigor, scalable API design (REST, GraphQL, gRPC), and Docker-based containerization, with collaboration across teams and cloud-scale infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Professional experience with collaborative, enterprise-level software development in Python, delivering products to a large customer base.
• Experience gathering requirements from stakeholders and distilling them into software designs.
• Experience building and delivering robust software using strong SDLC practices, including code review, testing, CI, release management, and build systems.
• Familiarity with machine learning tools and frameworks.
• Expertise building scalable APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC).
• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized application development.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services and APIs that orchestrate mission- and campaign-level simulation runs, collect outputs, and expose results to analysts and government stakeholders.
• Build scenario-generation, operational and mission planning workflows, and Monte-Carlo based sensitivity-analysis for the platform.
• Build distributed, cloud-scale infrastructure that scales simulations across developer workstations, on-premises infrastructure, and cloud compute.
• Build data ingestion, normalization, and analysis pipelines that turn raw simulation output into decision-ready insight for defense users.
• Build scalable APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) and containerized services that connect the Python tooling layer to the core simulation runtime and downstream analysis tools.
• Gather requirements from government stakeholders and distill them into clear software designs.
• Employ strong SDLC practices throughout — code review, testing, CI, release management, and build systems.

Skills

Python development

Requirement gathering

SDLC practices

Machine learning tools

API design (REST/GraphQL/gRPC)

Docker

Security clearance readiness

Tools

Docker

Job description

Code Metal in Boston is seeking a senior backend engineer to design and implement backend services and APIs that orchestrate mission- and campaign-level simulations. You will build Python services, data pipelines, and tooling that interface with multiple simulators and expose results to analysts and government stakeholders.

The role emphasizes SDLC rigor, scalable API design (REST, GraphQL, gRPC), and Docker-based containerization, with collaboration across teams and cloud-scale infrastructure.