# Backend Engineer - Security Cleared at Quindar

- Company: Quindar
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.quindar.space
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Denver, CO
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $120K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-17
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/quindar/62e081a6-351a-4fe5-bc51-a36198b40c49
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/quindar-backend-engineer-security-cleared/

## About the role

We're a small, fast-moving team with deep aerospace and software roots, energized by big challenges and motivated by the impact we have on real missions in this next chapter of the Space Age. If you want to work with sharp, ambitious people who push boundaries, move quickly, and are excited to take space operations to the next level, Quindar is the place to do it.

## What they're looking for

- Proficiency in Python, GraphQL, Docker, and Terraform (or relevant Infrastructure-as-Code tools)
- Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting APIs of AI platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and AskSage
- Strong knowledge of containerized applications
- Familiarity with Kubernetes cluster deployments
- Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, and RDS
- Fluency in collaborative development using Git with platforms like GitHub or GitLab

Tags: Engineering