# Lead Backend Engineer (Modeling & Simulation) at Code Metal

- Company: Code Metal
- What the company does: Code Metal: Verifiable, AI-enabled code translation. For companies doing edge development, code portability, and code modernization across industries like automotive, defense, semiconductors, and aerospace. Speed time-to-market, meet safety and compliance... Backed by Accel.
- Company website: https://www.codemetal.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Boston Hub
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $253K to $294K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-03
- Apply by: 2026-11-17
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/code-metal/a6d25a63-446e-4c04-964b-775b6ee9e240?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/code-metal-lead-backend-engineer-modeling-and-simulation/

## About the role

Our Modeling & Simulation team is building the next-generation wargaming and decision-support platform that helps the DoW make multi-billion-dollar force-design decisions before those decisions are made in the real world. The team spans simulation and physics, backend and data systems, frontend and geospatial visualization, and AI systems, working together to turn operational questions into extensible, mission- and campaign-level simulations that government users can trust. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Significant experience building and operating production backend systems for enterprise software
- Strong Python programming skills and experience designing services, APIs, background workers, and integration layers
- Proven technical leadership, including architecture guidance, code review, mentoring, and delivery ownership for a small team
- Strong understanding of service architecture, domain modeling, API contracts, system boundaries, and failure modes
- Experience with relational databases—preferably PostgreSQL—along with strong SQL and data-modeling fundamentals
- Experience with ORMs and database migration frameworks, such as SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Django ORM, or comparable tools

Tags: Modeling & Simulation

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