Sr Backend Engineer, Discovery API

Postgres
UNITED STATES
October 28, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: Vantor
Location: Westminster, CO
Workplace Type: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Pay / Compensation: $128,000.00 – $187,000.00

About the Role

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. We are looking for a senior backend developer to own the catalog API end-to-end on a small, high-autonomy team, focusing on large geospatial datasets and high-traffic API performance.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the catalog API, from design through production
  • Build and operate the data pipelines that keep the catalog current
  • Tune performance across the API and Postgres at scale
  • Ship safely and often, with automated tests and reliable deploys
  • Shape the architecture and technical direction alongside a small team

Requirements & Qualifications

  • 6+ years of backend development, building secure, scalable services in production
  • Strong Python and API design, with a framework such as FastAPI or Flask
  • Deep experience building and operating data pipelines over large datasets
  • Strong PostgreSQL, including performance tuning at scale
  • Fluent building and operating cloud services (AWS, GCP, or similar), with infrastructure as code such as Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Strong automated testing discipline

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications (if applicable)

  • Catalog experience with geospatial data or other large-scale archives
  • Familiarity with geospatial standards and tooling such as STAC, OGC APIs, PostGIS, and GDAL
  • Kubernetes or similar container orchestration
  • Zero-downtime deploys and service modernization

Benefits & Perks (if applicable)

  • Robust 401(k) with company match
  • Mental health resources
  • Student loan repayment assistance
  • Adoption reimbursement and pet insurance

Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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