Backend Engineer - Platform Data

Vannevar is a defense technology company building AI to deter adversaries. We're a small agile team combining world-class engineers with veteran strategists to build a company defined by mission impact, user empathy, and disciplined growth.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on experience building core product infrastructure and distributed systems
• Strong system design skills and ability to make tradeoffs around performance, reliability, scalability, and cost
• Experience leading technical initiatives that span multiple teams and systems
• Contributed to systems operating at meaningful technical and organizational scale
• Experience with modern cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and containerized environments like Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience working on secure systems that handle sensitive data and operate under strong security requirements
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a broad audience

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Remote friendly with WeWork access
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) match
• Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
• Salary top-up during military reserve duty
• Fully paid parental leave
• Child and pet care reimbursement during travel