Senior Software Engineer, Back End

Overview Sedaro is hiring a Senior Software E ngineer to architect our workflow orchestration system . Proliferating satellite constellations require optimization studies involving unprecedented scale and complexity. You will build the execution engine that enables aerospace teams to run massive simulation campaigns—exploring vast design spaces with the flexibility to handle evolving mission requirements. Team: Platform Services , reporting to the team lead Location: In person in Arlington, VA U . S . Citizen or permanent resident status require d Who We Are Our cloud-native simulation platform enables digital mission engineering through distributed, scalable, faster than real-time analyses across hundreds of interacting systems. Our system is built on Rust , Python, Kubernetes , Django, and Postgres to drive performance across clou ds . Join us as an early employee and transform how teams collaboratively engineer next - generation Aerospace & Defense systems. Who You Are You love solving distributed systems problems — workload orchestration, data throughput, performance optimization You thrill in building power tools that multiply what engineers can accomplish You're comfortable with ambiguity and prefer rapid iteration over lengthy planning You’re excited to work at the intersection of software and physical systems alongside aerospace, embedded, and platform engineers What You’ll Do Architect Lean solutions with impactful incremental deliverables Optimize multi-cloud systems for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency Design and implement system observability with actionable alerting and measurable SLOs Drive operational excellence through infrastructure as code, CI/CD , and observability practices Lead root cause analysis and blameless post-mortem discussions Foster a culture of learning, empowerment, and achievement Benefits Equity Unlimited PTO 401 (k) with 4% match 100% premium payment for Medical Insurance Parental Leave Flexible work schedule with core hours Company provided lunches 3 days a week Industry-leading career development opportunities Requirements Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering Experienc e with containerization, container orchestration , and event streams Experience with relational and key-value databases Experience designing and implementing APIs Experience driving performance through observability and/or root cause analysis Proficiency in at least one server-side programming language