Backend Engineer

The role

You will design, build, and scale core backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for an AI-driven logistics platform. You will own system architecture and develop pipelines to ingest data from various sources.

What you will do

• Create scalable, resilient backend services and APIs for logistics solutions.
• Own system architecture, balancing performance, scalability, and security.
• Partner with front-end, AI/ML, and product teams to integrate services.
• Drive high availability and reliability through monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Build and maintain unit, integration, and performance testing strategies.
• Develop pipelines that ingest data from real-time, batch, structured, and unstructured sources.
• Ensure data consistency and availability through schema design and database optimization.
• Contribute to code reviews, coding standards, best practices, and documentation.
• Track backend development trends and introduce improvements to the stack.
• Support the onboarding and mentoring of new teammates.

Required qualifications

• Proficiency in one or more backend languages: Python, Node.js, Typescript or Java
• Solid understanding of API design and implementation (REST, GraphQL).
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, or Redis.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience deploying and running containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with software testing methodologies (unit, integration, end-to-end testing).
• Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, well-documented code.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex systems.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.
• Passion for continuous learning and staying current with backend engineering, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure.
• Commitment to mentoring and teaching others.

Nice to have

• Experience with building and integrating on Palantir Foundry and its various offerings
• Knowledge of defense or logistics industries and legacy system modernization.
• Contributions to open-source software or active engagement with the developer community.

Benefits

• generous equity grant
• full healthcare coverage
• 401k
• unlimited PTO
• perks of working in a high-caliber, mission-driven environment

Before you apply

• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• The successful candidate must be able to work in a classified environment when necessary.
• U.S. citizenship is a requirement for all positions at Gallatin.
• Proof of citizenship will be required prior to employment if selected.

About the company

Gallatin is rebuilding logistics infrastructure for the national security missions of the United States and allied partners. They build AI systems that determine how logistics decisions are made.