SteerBridge
Senior Software Engineer (Data Backend)
$145K–$175K
Vienna, VA · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on backend or data systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role.
About the job
Designs and maintains backend services, data pipelines, and infrastructure for a data platform, while leading technical initiatives across teams.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain scalable backend services and data pipelines using Python and SQL.
- Make architectural decisions for data storage, processing, and integration; troubleshoot production and data quality issues.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives, review code, mentor engineers, and coordinate with stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience focused on backend or data systems.
- Expert-level Python skills; strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, relational databases, SQL, API design, microservices, and system integration.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, Git-based version control, and CI/CD; able to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.
Pay
USD 145,000–175,000 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
Python, SQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, Spark, Pandas
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