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Backend/Data Engineer

Sweetspot· Engineering
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Hybrid (New York City, NY)$130k - $200kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Backend/Data Engineer role at Sweetspot focusing on building and maintaining data pipelines, enabling scalable processing of large, disparate data sources for US government contracting workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines to process and transform large volumes of data from disparate sources across the internet
  • Implement and optimize data pipelines using Python/SQLAlchemy and Dagster, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability
  • Work with PostgreSQL databases, including design, optimization, and troubleshooting
  • Collaborate with teammates to build and maintain software that can query hundreds of millions of vectors in a single request
  • Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes to ensure code quality and maintainability
  • Monitor and troubleshoot data infrastructure to identify and resolve issues proactively
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in data engineering and incorporate them into your work

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Strong proficiency in Python programming language
  • Solid experience with PostgreSQL databases, including writing efficient queries, performance tuning, and database administration
  • Familiarity with data pipeline frameworks such as Dagster, Airflow, Luigi, or similar
  • Knowledge of data processing and transformation techniques, including ETL processes
  • Experience with Git
  • Experience with Docker
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
  • US citizen

Skills

Required:PythonPostgreSQLDagsterETLGitDockerCommunication
Nice to have:SQLAlchemy

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunities for growth and development within a fast-paced and innovative company
Last updated May 6, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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AI for Government Contracting.

Sweetspot is an all-in-one government sales platform, powered by AI. We help businesses find, manage, and respond to government opportunities.

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