Backend Data Engineer, Python & SQL

** An active TS//SCI clearance with polygraph is required for this role **

Bitwise is a leading provider of mission-focused intelligence solutions that advance national security for the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. We're a small and growing company, so you can expect to hop in on the ground floor with us and be a consequential member of the team. You'll be more than a contract performer for us — you'll also be asked for ideas to improve our company and improve your career, and you'll contribute to our team culture.

We value growth and community above almost all else, so we gather regularly for game nights, happy hours, tech talks, and plenty more. We think you'll like it here!

Remember, Bitwise is not a cult.

Bitwise hires talented engineers who are driven by purpose and who value a culture of technical excellence, growth, and overall wellness. We deliver new and innovative intelligence solutions to our customers at the very forefront of our country's national security missions. And we do it every single day. Our work matters, and so will you.

We ask that every new hire be able to:

• Contribute meaningful thought leadership — if not right away, over time
• Interact with our customers and earn their confidence in your abilities
• Be detailed, even if that means taking a little more time to get it right
• Contribute their ideas and ideals to improve all aspects of our company
• Allow us to invest in their education so we both grow together

You will join a forward-deployed development team providing critical mission support. As a Software Engineer Full Stack with backend focus, you'll work closely with analysts and operators to develop software solutions for complex intelligence challenges. You'll have the opportunity to engage across the entire intelligence pipeline—from sitting directly with operators to help them leverage the tools we build, to providing analysts with solutions that help them understand their data and make informed decisions supporting national security.

You will own several key responsibilities:

• Develop data transforms for every kind of data—text, JSON, databases, XML, configurations, and more
• Gather feature requests and new application requirements while deeply understanding project and customer needs
• Dive into unknown data and help analysts figure out the right questions to ask
• Build tools to improve application and transform performance, enabling more data to be understood and processed
• Manage and support mission-critical servers supporting operations, working as both a backend developer and systems administrator when needed
• Interact directly with customers, receive feedback in real time, and iterate quickly based on their needs

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, or 4+ additional years of relevant experience in place of a B.S. in a technical discipline
• Strong experience with Python
• Solid knowledge of data frames (pandas, polars)
• Proficiency with SQL and familiarity with different database flavors (SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Understanding of git and Git Lab for source control
• Comfort working directly with customers and receiving direct feedback
• Active TS//SCI clearance with polygraph
• AWS Certifications
• Dev Ops CI/CD experience
• Experience with agency data processing and data storage
• Experience developing with AI Agents
• Background in Intelligence Community operations

• Top salaries because we're top performers
• Pick your PTO — Everyone values time and money differently, so we give you the flexibility to choose between 3 and 5 weeks of PTO with a corresponding adjustment to your pay. Your choice, your balance.
• All 11 federal holidays, paid!
• Up to 2 snow days, paid!
• We'll quadruple (4x!)…