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# Federal Backend Engineer

- **Company:** HORIZON 3, LLC
- **Location:** Baltimore, MD, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Databases, Computer Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Programming Tools, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Object-Oriented Software Development, Scala (Programming Language), Software Engineering, TypeScript, Data Processing, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Software Application Programming, Containerization, Information Technology, Graphql, Front End Software Development, Functional Programming, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/federal-backend-engineer-horizon3-ai-8797921

## About the Role

* Ability to own and manage concurrent initiatives, demonstrating effective judgment in prioritization and time management.
 * Driven, self-managed, capable of conceiving and implementing solutions on your own and with a team
 * A strong desire to continuously improve and learn new technologies in a fast-paced Agile development environment
 * Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication, attention to detail and high-quality work
 * Strong technical documentation ability to support the development process.
 * Effective communication and collaboration with designers, developers, and product managers.
 * Ability and interest in mentoring junior and mid-level engineers to foster their growth and development.

Required Education / Experience:

 * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
 * 7+ yrs professional software engineering experience using modern object-oriented or functional languages (Python, Java, Go, Scala, C++, TypeScript, etc).
 * Experience building applications on cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, using container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
 * Experience building and troubleshooting capabilities in Federally compliant systems such as FedRAMP, IL4/5/6, and other Classified workloads.
 * Expert proficiency in SQL.
 * Current Top Secret security clearance or eligibility to gain/maintain a Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Education/Experience:

 * Experience with various database architectures including relational (PostgreSQL) and graph (Neo4j).
 * Experience building GraphQL backends.
 * Experience managing and maintaining production infrastructure.
 * Experience building platform capabilities for internal teams.
 * Experience using AI-enabled development tools

## Description

The Federal - Senior Backend Engineer will be joining one of our world-class software engineering teams, and will be a key contributor to both user-facing product launches as well as platform enhancements and stability. Employee must be eligible for and successfully secure a US Federal Security Clearance as a condition of employment. *This job description covers roles available across multiple teams. During the interview process, we'll work with you to determine the best team fit based on your experience, interests, and career goals., * Develop core product features in ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) and GraphQL to support data processing and retrieval.

 * Design and implement backend APIs in GraphQL to facilitate data interactions between different components of the product.
 * Build and maintain ETL pipelines for efficient data processing and analytics.
 * Collaborate with frontend team members to present data in a clear and user-friendly format, enhancing the product's user experience.