Slingshot Aerospace
Senior Technical Architect, Data Engineering
Remote (Washington, D.C · Senior
No sponsorship$175k-$250kDetected 62 days ago
PythonFastAPIDistributed SystemsMongoDBRedisAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDLinuxKafkaData EngineeringRAGAgentic AICybersecurity
About the role
- The role offers direct influence over architecture, engineering standards, and platform strategy in a highly secure, high-impact environment.
- Your Mission (Should you choose to accept it)
Responsibilities
- Design and optimize real‑time event‑driven streaming systems using Kafka and/or RabbitMQ.
- Build and scale FastAPI‑based microservices with strong focus on performance, security, and observability.
- Strong FastAPI design and implementation experience.
- Mandatory MongoDB expertise: schema design, indexing, aggregation, sharding/replication.
- Implement Agentic AI workflows using LangChain and Crew AI.
Requirements
- This role (Washington DC-Baltimore area) requires deep expertise in Python, FastAPI, distributed event‑driven architectures, MongoDB, and at least one in‑memory data store such as Redis.
- Deep, production-level experience with Kafka and/or RabbitMQ.
- Strong Linux proficiency and experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed systems, RAG pipelines, and modern cloud-native development is strongly preferred.
- Experience with at least one memory‑based database (Redis strongly preferred).
- Space industry data familiarity is a plus.
- Current and Active Top Security Clearance with SCI Eligibility strongly preferred
Skills
- Architect caching, session management, and high‑speed data access layers using Redis or similar memory‑based databases.
Compensation
- Compensation: $175k - 250k, Equity and Benefits
Benefits
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success.
Company info
- Architect and implement Python‑based ETL frameworks, orchestration layers, and high‑throughput data pipelines.
- Lead MongoDB data modeling, indexing strategies, aggregation pipelines, and performance tuning.
- Apply Secure SDLC principles across architecture, coding, CI/CD, and deployment workflows.
- Lead architecture reviews and define engineering standards for distributed systems.
- Diagnose and resolve complex system, data, and performance issues in production environments.
- Drive containerization, Kubernetes‑native deployment patterns, and AWS cloud integration.
- Expert‑level Python experience across ETL systems, microservices, and distributed data processing.
- we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.
- We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.
Equal opportunity
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Ideal candidates live in the DC-Baltimore area and have an Active Top Security Clearance with SCI Eligibility
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