Backend / Platform Engineer at GovEagle (W23)
$120K - $180K  •  
First draft of a government RFP response in 60 min
New York, NY, US / Remote
Contract
US citizenship/visa not required
3+ years
About GovEagle

GovEagle (YC W23) helps government contractors respond to federal requests for proposals (RFPs) in hours instead of weeks. We use AI to turn existing content, templates, and more into a complete first draft. Our vision is to become the Salesforce for government contractors - one place to identify, respond to, and manage government proposals/awards.

About the role
Skills: Kubernetes, Python, Redis, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

About GovEagle
We build an AI‑powered platform that helps government contractors draft proposals faster and more securely. Our stack: Python micro‑services, Celery workers, Redis, Kubernetes, and LLM integrations in AWS GovCloud & Azure GovCloud.

The Role
Help us hit a strict uptime & latency SLA by auditing our infrastructure and knocking out the highest‑impact fixes within four weeks.

What You’ll Tackle

  • Replace Celery workers with KEDA-triggered kube-jobs backed by SQS.
  • Tune autoscaling (HPA & Karpenter) for bursty LLM workloads.
  • Instrument the new pipeline end-to-end in Prometheus/Grafana with actionable alerts.
  • Deliver Terraform modules / Helm charts our tiny team can maintain.
  • Clear documentation so our small team can maintain the improvements

Tech You’ll Touch
Python · Redis · Kubernetes (Helm/Kustomize) · Celery · Docker · AWS · Karpenter
Bonus: Terraform, Prometheus/Grafana, GitHub Actions

What We Need

  • 3+ yrs running high‑availability production systems
  • Deep experience scaling Python services on Kubernetes
  • Track record with queue‑based architectures and observability
  • FedRAMP / GovCloud familiarity is a plus

How to Apply
Message me here with a short intro, relevant project highlights, and your hourly rate. We’ll move fast.

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