Senior Backend Engineer

Build the APIs, services, integrations, and data access layers behind mission‑critical applications.

• Create reliable services for data, workflow, and AI‑enabled products.
• Integrate internal and external systems with strong security boundaries.
• Improve performance, resilience, and maintainability across backend systems.

• Design and build APIs, background jobs, integrations, and service boundaries.
• Implement authentication, authorization, audit logging, and operational controls.
• Support data‑intensive workflows and AI service integrations.
• Debug production issues and improve reliability over time.

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong Type Script, Node.js, Python, Go, Java, or similar production experience.
• Experience with databases, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud services.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance.
• Comfort working with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain technical decisions to technical and non‑technical teams.

• AWS experience is a plus, especially secure cloud, Gov Cloud, serverless, data, or AI services.
• AI, machine learning, LLM, agentic workflow, or decision intelligence experience is a plus.
• Experience in defense, government, manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, or other mission‑critical environments is a plus.

Anautics evaluates candidates based on role‑relevant skills, judgment, ownership, and ability to work in high‑trust environments. AWS and AI experience are strong pluses across this hiring plan.