Backend Engineer

About Gallatin

At Gallatin, we are rebuilding logistics infrastructure for the national security missions of the United States and allied partners. We build AI systems that determine how logistics decisions are made — not just how they're executed. From factory to foxhole, we operate at the layer where data becomes decisions, and decisions make the advantage.

We’re seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build, maintain, and scale the core systems that support our AI‑driven logistics platform. In this foundational role, you’ll be responsible for creating reliable and performant backend services, APIs, and data processing pipelines critical to the success of our products.

• Backend Development & System Design
  • Develop robust, scalable backend services and APIs powering our logistics solutions.
  • Design and maintain system architecture, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
  • Ensure high service availability and reliability through proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting.
  • Implement and maintain robust testing strategies including unit, integration, and performance testing to ensure platform stability and reliability.
  • Collaborate closely with front‑end, AI/ML, and product teams to integrate services seamlessly.
• Data Processing & Integration
  • Implement data ingestion pipelines from structured, unstructured, real‑time, and batch data sources.
  • Maintain data consistency, reliability, and availability through effective database schema design and optimization.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to coding standards, best practices, and documentation.
  • Stay informed of backend development trends and introduce relevant improvements to our technology stack.
  • Support onboarding and mentoring of new team members as we grow.

• Strong Technical Background
  • Proficiency in one or more backend languages:
    Python, Node.js, Typescript or Java
  • Solid understanding of API design and implementation (REST, Graph
    
    QL).
  • Hands‑on experience with relational and No
    
    SQL databases such as Postgre
    
    SQL, Mongo
    
    DB, Dynamo
    
    DB, or Redis.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Experience
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Experience deploying and managing containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Understanding of infrastructure as code (Terraform, Cloud Formation).
• Software Best Practices
  • Experience with software testing methodologies (unit, integration, end‑to‑end testing).
  • Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, well‑documented code.
• Problem‑solving & Communication
  • Excellent problem‑solving skills with the ability to debug complex systems.
  • Strong collaboration skills, capable of working effectively across teams and clearly communicating technical concepts.
• Growth Mindset
  • Passion for continuous learning and staying current with the latest advancements in backend engineering, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure, as well as a commitment to mentoring and teaching others.

• 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.

We are building the system that enables faster, smarter logistics decisions in contested environments, and we're doing it with a team of seasoned entrepreneurs, operators, and technologists who have built and scaled solutions in this space before. We hold ourselves to an extremely high standard. We value clear thinking, direct communication, and the kind of ownership that doesn't stop until something actually works.

Our mission is to create decision advantage when the stakes are the highest. If we succeed, the system doesn't just run; it gets smarter. We're not building AI for its own sake. We're building it because faster, smarter decisions in the most demanding environments on earth can't wait. If you want to work somewhere the stakes are real and the mission is urgent — you'll fit in here.

The logistics infrastructure that supports America's warfighters and humanitarian disaster responders…