Backend Software Engineer

Location: Maserà di Padova

Qascom | Aerospace & Defence is looking for a  Backend Software Engineer  for its headquarter in Cassola (VI), Italy. As part of the Software Engineering Team, the candidate will contribute to the design, development, testing and implementation of  high-end critical software applications  for space missions and Governmental services. This includes the possibility of being involved in the newest cutting-edge projects of the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency, as well as supporting the major international industrial players of the sector.
Initially, the resource will manage the maintenance and evolution of a  complex distributed system for GNSS interference monitoring .

What you’ll work on
Design, development, test and deployment  of distributed systems for data collection, storage and visualization;
System level activities, including but not limited to,  requirements analysis, identification and flow-down, software design and development
Development of technical documentation , according to the applicable standards relevant to the engineering domain (e.g. ESA/ECSS, GSWS, ETSI, etc.)
Implementation and deployment of  RAG systems  and  fine-tuned LLMs  in production environments.
Maintenance of  production systems  with focus on availability, according to SLA
Management of the  system infrastructure  and  Dev Ops activities , including monitoring, troubleshooting, and fixing infrastructure-related issues

What do you need
Bachelor’s or Master’s  degree in  Computer Science Engineering;
Professional experience in developing and maintaining  complex applications deployed  in production, ideally under SLA;
Professional experience with  relational databases ;
Professional experience of  containerization  (Docker is required, Kubernetes is a plus);
Good knowledge of  web applications  developments and deployment;
Good knowledge of  security principles;
Good knowledge of  software engineering, design practices, patterns and object-oriented programming ;
Proficient in  .Net Core ;
Hands on experience with  Linux ;
Exposure to  distributed systems ,  event driven  development,  microservices  and  message brokers ;
Eligibility for National Security Clearance;
Good knowledge of written and spoken  English .

Desired Knowledge & Skills

Experience with relational database (schema design, SQL language), Postgre

SQL preferred;

Experience with large scale / high data volume applications;
Design and production deployment of RAG architectures and fine-tuned Large Language Models, ensuring scalable integration, performance optimization, and secure enterprise adoption;
Familiarity with Gitlab and Dev Ops activities (CI/CD, pipelines);
Knowledge of Angular and/or Python is considered a plus;
LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, vector databases, prompt engineering, Python, MLOps, and AI security.

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