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Onebrief is a platform that enhances and accelerates decision-making, planning, and collaboration, especially within large organizations and governmental bodies. The platform aims to streamline operations and reduce manual processes by offering real-time collaboration, data visualization, specialized workflows, and creative support tooling. 

Designed by senior planners, Onebrief serves as a hub for users to build plans and products efficiently, with the platform being noted for significantly improving productivity and adaptability. It is used across various networks, including SIPR and JWICS, and is regarded as a transformative tool for organizations such as the National Security Council and the US Army. 


2 - 10 employees

🏢 Enterprise

🏛️ Government

☁️ SaaS

💰 $21M Venture Round on 2022-10

Senior Software Engineer, Backend
2 days ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $160k - $225k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

AWS

Azure

Cloud

Distributed Systems

Docker

Google Cloud Platform

GraphQL

GRPC

Java

JavaScript

Kafka

Kubernetes

Microservices

Node.js

Python

Go

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📋 Description
• Hands-on Senior Backend Engineer role focused on performance, reliability, and operational excellence
• Design, build, and maintain backend services powering mission-critical platform functions
• Evolve and optimize underlying data models for scalability and performance
• Work across the stack: APIs, databases, deployment, and observability
• Diagnose and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability issues in production
• Collaborate on architecture and operational strategy for high-availability systems
• Implement and refine monitoring, alerting, and metrics collection
• Balance long-term engineering quality with pragmatic delivery
• Tackle challenges in scaling, data modeling, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and observability

🎯 Requirements
• 5+ years of experience in backend software development
• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Node.js, Python, Java, Go, etc.)
• Deep understanding of designing and building scalable APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
• Strong experience with relational and/or non-relational databases, data modeling, and query optimization
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and maintain distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of application performance tuning, reliability, and security best practices
• Hands-on experience with containerization and cloud infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions (product, design, frontend, DevOps)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly articulate technical tradeoffs
• Track record of ownership and delivering complex projects in a fast-paced environment

🏖️ Benefits
• Remote work, flex time, and unlimited PTO
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401k
• Parental leave
• Company summit trips, at least once a year
• $1,000/year budget for home office improvements