Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

Vultron; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vultron seeks a passionate backend engineer to join their innovative team focused on transforming government contracting through AI and autonomous technology. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in product development, particularly in scaling platforms, and a commitment to enhancing user experience. This role is pivotal in building core products and addressing complex challenges in the industry, offering competitive compensation in the vibrant SF Bay Area.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in backend engineering.
• Proven track record in developing exceptional software.
• Demonstrated care about end-user experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine products for Vultron's core platform.
• Collaborate to revolutionize government contracting operations.
• Iterate closely with customers for improved performance.

Skills

Proficiency in Python

Experience with relational databases

Passion for start-ups

Tools

AWS

Job description

Why Vultron

Vultron is bringing general intelligence to government contracting. As an early member of the team, you’ll be part of a transformative company from its early stages.

• Exceptional Market Demand: Secured significant contracts with government and defense contractors across the world.

• World-Class Team: ex-Anduril, Robinhood, Google, Amazon, DoD, etc. Founding team includes early members at $1B+ startups in the defense sector.

• Competitive Compensation: Industry-leading salary and equity offerings.

Challenges

We are harnessing the transformative power of Generative AI and autonomous technology to revolutionize the way things are done, breaking away from old methods to significantly improve efficiency, security, and creativity in all kinds of government-related initiatives.

• Handling Sensitive Data: Dealing with highly confidential information from critical government contracting firms.

• Pushing AI Frontiers: Solving problems that surpass the scope of current AI benchmarks in the government context.

• Uncharted Territory: Addressing unique challenges in natural language processing and optimizing AI models for specific government contracting functions, while ensuring secure and compliant data handling.

Role

As a key member of Vultron, you will:

• Develop and Refine Products: Build and enhance our core platform that powers Vultron.

• Make an Impact: Collaborate with our teams to revolutionize government contracting and procurement operations.

• Solve Unprecedented Challenges: Address complex issues in applying LLMs in government-related settings.

• Rapid Iteration: Iterate closely with customers to improve user experience, performance, and security.

• Grow With Us: Play a vital role in expanding our engineering team.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in a backend language (eg. Python).

• Experience with relational databases like Postgres.

• Proven track record in developing exceptional software, especially in enterprise.

• Prior experience in AI and large language models is a plus but not mandatory.

• Extreme care about the end user experience and take pride in building exceptional products.

• Demonstrated passion for start-ups or early-stage companies.

• Must be located in the SF Bay Area or be willing to relocate.

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in backend engineering with a focus on product development and scaling platforms.

• Experience with AWS; On-prem deployment experience is a plus.

• Prior experience designing and building large, complex systems.

• Versatility across the stack (server, database, deployment) is essential.

Bonus

• Background as an early engineer in a rapidly growing startup.

• Experience in renowned product organizations (e.g. Linear, Ramp)

Join us in shaping the future of government contracting with autonomy.