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UsulUsulSan Francisco, CA

Backend Platform Engineer

Backend Platform Engineer building core infrastructure for government technology acquisition at speed. Requires 2-8 YOE in backend infra with Python, Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud platforms.

180k – 240k/yr
On-site2+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Build the core platform infrastructure that world governments will use daily to acquire any technology at the speed of relevance.

Requirements

  • 2-8 YOE backend infra experience
  • Experience with several of the following: Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, and agentic/LLM tooling.
  • Passion for solving mission-critical national security problems.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Typescript

Skills

PythonDevOpsBashLinuxKubernetesTerraformAWSGCPLLMsTypeScript
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