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Backend/Data Engineer

Sweetspot · New York, NY, US · On-site

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About Sweetspot

AI for Government Contracting. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

As a Backend Engineer at Sweetspot, you will join a team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of LLM usage over disparate and unstructured data sources across United States federal and state governments. You will play a critical role in building and integrating data pipelines that feed directly into a framework built for the aforementioned.

What they're looking for

  • 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
More about this role

As a Backend Engineer at Sweetspot, you will join a team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of LLM usage over disparate and unstructured data sources across United States federal and state governments. You will play a critical role in building and integrating data pipelines that feed directly into a framework built for the aforementioned. More broadly, you will join a team that is highly focused on building a product that bolsters the American economy and provides every business, regardless of size, the tools they need to secure government opportunities.

  • We work extensively with industry experts to build software that is useful for our clients. This means frequent customer calls and a constant level of iteration.
  • Talent density is far more important than team size. We want to hire the absolute best, and are willing to wait to find the right person.
  • If you’re early in your career and/or don’t come from a “prestigious” background, don’t be afraid to apply - we all went to a state school and don’t place a large emphasis on prestige.
  • Our office is in Manhattan.
  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines to process and transform large volumes of data...

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