Backend Engineer

Overview

On Site
$120,000 - $130,000
Full Time

Skills

.Net
C#
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Distributed SYstems
Backend

Job Details

Backend Engineer Distributed Systems
Location: Bellevue, WA (5 days a week onsite)
Stack: C#, .NET, AWS (Secret Environment), Docker, Kubernetes

Join a well-funded, high-caliber startup tackling some of the most complex technical challenges in the contested logistics and national security space. As a Backend Engineer, you'll help architect and build the core simulation engine powering intelligent, autonomous decision-making in dynamic, high-stakes environments.

You ll work directly on distributed systems that must operate reliably under uncertainty, driving breakthrough performance using modern engineering practices and secure infrastructure. This isn t a maintenance role it s for a builder who can own and evolve systems at the core of our product.

What You'll Do:

  • Design and scale the backend for our multi-agent simulation platform
  • Own distributed system components from architecture to deployment
  • Collaborate with AI and frontend teams to power real-time decision loops
  • Work in secure cloud environments to deliver production-grade systems

Ideal Candidate:

  • 2 6 years of hands-on backend experience, preferably in C#/.NET
  • Strong grasp of system design and distributed architectures
  • Ownership mindset with a bias toward shipping impactful code

Comfortable navigating high-performance, mission-driven teams

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