👋🏼 Hey!

Bitwise is a leading provider of mission-focused intelligence solutions that advance national security for the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. We’re a small and growing company, so you can expect to hop in on the ground floor with us and be a consequential member of the team. You'll be more than a contract performer for us – you’ll also be asked for ideas to improve our company and improve your career, and you’ll contribute to our team culture. We value growth and community above almost all else, so we gather regularly for game nights, happy hours, tech talks, and plenty more. We think you’ll like it here!

Remember, Bitwise is not a cult. 🖖🏼

🎯 What We Look For

Bitwise hires talented engineers who are driven by purpose and who value a culture of technical excellence, growth, and overall wellness. We deliver new and innovative intelligence solutions to our customers at the very forefront of our country’s national security missions. And we do it every single day. Our work matters, and so will you.

We ask that every new hire be able to:

• Contribute meaningful thought leadership — if not right away, over time
• Interact with our customers and earn their confidence in your abilities
• Be detailed, even if that means taking a little more time to get it right
• Contribute their ideas and ideals to improve all aspects of our company
• Allow us to invest in their education so we both grow together
• Know and live our core values every single day

💡 About this Role

As a Full-Stack Software Engineer with a focus on Data Pipelines & Analytics, you will build and maintain systems that ingest, transform, enrich, and present large-scale data sets in support of mission objectives. Your work will span backend data processing, API development, and user-facing analytics interfaces that enable stakeholders to explore and act on complex information.

This role blends software engineering with data engineering. You will help design scalable ingestion workflows, implement ETL and streaming pipelines, and ensure data integrity across multiple storage technologies. At the same time, you’ll contribute to application layers that expose this data through intuitive visualizations and mission-aligned workflows.

You will work in a collaborative environment alongside analysts, data scientists, DevOps engineers, and other software developers to ensure solutions are performant, reliable, and adaptable to evolving requirements.

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintain an active TS/SCI with Polygraph. Candidates without a current clearance will not be considered.
• Design and implement data ingestion and transformation pipelines
• Develop backend services to process and normalize structured and unstructured data
• Build APIs that expose processed data for mission applications
• Implement ETL and/or streaming workflows using modern dataflow tools
• Develop and maintain data models and schema frameworks
• Integrate with relational, document, graph, and search databases
• Develop user-facing interfaces and dashboards to support data exploration
• Optimize performance for large-scale queries and high-volume data environments
• Ensure data integrity, validation, and monitoring across the pipeline lifecycle
• Collaborate with mission stakeholders to refine data requirements and analytics use cases

📋 Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Strong experience in backend development using Python, Java, or similar languages
• Experience building or maintaining data pipelines (ETL and/or streaming)
• Familiarity with JSON and schema-driven data modeling
• Experience working with NoSQL and/or relational databases
• Familiarity with RESTful API design
• Experience with Git-based development workflows
• Comfortable working in Linux development environments
• Ability to manage complex data sets and translate analytical requirements into technical implementations
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🌟 Preferred Skills

• Experience with dataflow tools such as Apache NiFi, Kafka, Airflow, or similar
• Experience with Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, graph databases, or similar technologies
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
• Experience supporting production CNO capabilities and operations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

🏝️ Benefits at Bitwise

• Top salaries because we're top performers
• Pick your PTO – Everyone values time and money differently, so we give you the flexibility to choose between 3 and 5 weeks of PTO with a corresponding adjustment to your pay. Your choice, your balance.
• All 11 federal holidays, paid!
• Up to 2 snow days, paid!
• We’ll quadruple (4x!) the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k), giving you up to a 24% company match. Contributing less than 6%? Unclaimed matches come right back to you as extra income, giving you a guaranteed 24% that goes to your retirement, to your paycheck, or both. C’mon now! 🚀
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances. That’s a lot. Already covered on health insurance? No problem – we’ll trade you this benefit for a boost to your salary instead.
• $5,250 annual education assistance for training, certifications, tuition, and even student loan repayments. 
• Spot bonuses for obtained certifications, customer recognition, and just about anything else that makes us go "Hot damn!". We hope to say that many times about you. 🔥

💰 Salary Range

Junior: $115k - $165k
Mid-Level: $150k - $250k
Senior: $225k - $315k
These ranges include our flex income and depend upon your annual work hours.

Salary is determined on an individual basis following the interview process and considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education, and certifications.

🛎️ What to expect after applying

You'll get an email from us right away to acknowledge your application. After that, we'll:

• Send over additional company materials for you to review
• Schedule a video call to talk about you, our company, and your place in it
• Craft a delightful offer package for you and record a video walkthrough
• Work closely with you through onboarding. We’ll keep it joyful and easy.

ℹ️ Disclaimers

Bitwise is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Compensation for this position, including all compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process.

If you require accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please send an email to hiring@bitwise.tech  #CJ