Senior Python Engineer

Slingshot Aerospace

Washington, DC, United States
Base: $150,000 - $220,000; bonus/equity: equity in...
On-site
Expert-level python experience
Fastapi development and optimization
Production kafka or rabbitmq experience
The role involves architecting and building secure, scalable, high-performance data processing platforms for the aerospace industry

Job Summary

  • The role involves architecting and building secure, scalable, high-performance data processing platforms for the aerospace industry.
  • Engineers will lead a greenfield modernization effort to replace legacy synchronous processing with asynchronous, event-driven microservices.
  • Candidates must have deep expertise in Python, FastAPI, MongoDB, Redis, and AWS GovCloud environments.

Matching Summary

The role involves architecting and building secure, scalable, high-performance data processing platforms for the aerospace industry.

Salary

Base: $150,000 - $220,000; Bonus/Equity: Equity included; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Expert-level Python experience
  • FastAPI development and optimization
  • Production Kafka or RabbitMQ experience
  • MongoDB schema design and indexing
  • Redis in-memory database implementation
  • AWS cloud infrastructure management
  • Docker and Kubernetes containerization

Nice-to-have

  • RAG pipeline and vector search experience
  • Agentic AI workflow implementation
  • LangChain and Crew AI frameworks
  • Mission-critical system re-platforming
  • Secure SDLC and compliance practices
  • High-throughput data ingestion patterns

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in CS or Engineering
  • Active Top Security Clearance with SCI Eligibility preferred
  • Residency in approved US states or UK only

Work Rights

Must be resident of specific US states or United Kingdom

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