[Remote] Senior Software Engineer - Data
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Strativ Group is partnered with a heavily-funded AI startup operating in regulated sectors such as defense and aerospace. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with a focus on data systems to design and maintain relational data models and backend services.
Responsibilities
- Design and evolve relational schemas, constraints, migrations, and query patterns in PostgreSQL
- Define data contracts between services, APIs, and ingestion pipelines
- Lead the build ingestion and normalization workflows for structured and semi-structured data
- Translate complex business rules into configurable data structures (rules tables, lookup models, eligibility checks, etc.)
Skills
- 4+ Years' experience in Software Engineering - strong focus on Data Systems
- Proven Backend Engineering experience on production systems
- Deep PostgreSQL expertise and strong SQL skills (CTEs, views, aggregations etc)
- Experience with Python, SQLAlchemy, and Alembic (or comparable ORM/migration tooling)
- Ability to model complex domains and represent business logic in data structures
- Strong communication skills; comfortable working with engineers and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with rule engines, policy systems, or configuration-driven logic
- Background in complex operational domains (logistics, simulation, defence, geospatial)
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