Software Engineer - Backend Engineering - Security Clearance

About Us

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in three distinct practice areas: healthcare, cyber, and national security. United by a shared sense of duty and deep belief in the power of innovation, Red Cell is developing powerful tools and solutions to address our Nation’s most pressing problems. 

Location: Greater Washington D.C. Area or Remote

At one of our incubation companies, we are building a product suite to supercharge cyber security analysts. As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for building technology that can analyze and enrich large volumes of data to support our product capabilities.

What You Will Do:

• Design and implement robust backend solutions to handle complex data
• Develop, scale, and optimize our machine learning infrastructure
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, partners, and customers to understand needs, offer insights, and tailor data systems to meet these needs
• Build our next generation of data processing and analysis systems

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in backend engineering with expertise in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or C++
• Experience with cloud-based solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure) and familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong desire to protect national security interests
• Active or recent security clearance (secret / TS)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in cybersecurity, especially pertaining to network or machine forensics
  
• Experience with big data streaming technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and Airflow or AWS equivalent such as EMR, Glue, Lakehouse, etc.

Benefits: 

• 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
• Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
• Unlimited PTO, with management approval with all Federal holidays observed.
• Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
• Occasional travel to our offices in Washington D.C or alternative locations to collaborate with your team in person.
• Optional 401K and FSA available.
• Ability to work fully remote within the United States. 

 

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer: You’ll receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.