TS/SCI Cleared Backend Engineer — Python, FastAPI

RPMGlobal; Norfolk, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer Level 4 to develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems supporting mission-focused environments.

This role centers on backend development, data engineering, and API development, with emphasis on building scalable systems using Python and FastAPI, designing and managing PostgreSQL databases, and supporting high-performance integrations across high-speed, high-volume, mission-critical, data-sensitive systems.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
• Demonstrated experience as a backend developer.
• Experience in data engineering and API development.
• Experience building scalable systems with Python and FastAPI.
• Experience designing and managing PostgreSQL databases with efficient SQL and indexing strategies.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Proficiency in FastAPI.
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL.
• Proficiency in Elasticsearch.
• Experience building high-performance API connections between high-speed, high-volume, mission-critical, data-sensitive systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems, including processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems, based upon documented requirements.
• Provide input to software component design, including hardware/software trade-offs, reuse, and requirements analysis from system level to components.
• Design, implement, and integrate software applications or perform software engineering tasks.
• Utilize software engineering and design methodologies appropriate to the development, integration, and production environment.
• Ensure efficient delivery of software engineering capabilities using industry standards and repeatable processes.
• Mitigate risks, control costs and schedule variance, and effectively manage large-scale, integrated software projects.
• Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements and document test results.

Skills

Backend development

Data engineering

API development

Python

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

High-performance integrations

Education

High School Diploma/GED with 13 years of experience

Associates Degree with 11 years of experience

Bachelor's Degree with 9 years of experience

Masters' Degree with 7 years of experience

PhD with 5 years of experience

Tools

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Job description

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer Level 4 to develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems supporting mission-focused environments.

This role centers on backend development, data engineering, and API development, with emphasis on building scalable systems using Python and FastAPI, designing and managing PostgreSQL databases, and supporting high-performance integrations across high-speed, high-volume, mission-critical, data-sensitive systems.