Back-End Software Engineer 

Date Posted: June 23, 2022 

Job ID: COS-BE-0615 

City/State: Colorado Springs, CO or Denver, CO 

Schedule: Full-Time 

Salary Range: $70,000 – $120,000, depending on experience. 

About Us: Caliola is a woman-owned small business that is improving and protecting our Nation’s way of life through secure communications. This is an opportunity to join a dedicated, rapidly-growing, and inclusive team. Our mission is to provide technical solutions and services for secure and resilient communications. Our core values are: 

I3 for C3 – Innovation, Insight, and Integrity for Command, Control, and Communications  

Caliola offers a flexible, collaborative, and open culture that is unusual in the defense industry. We offer generous benefits, including subsidized health insurance and 401(k) matching, and a scalable, competitive pay structure.  

Joining Caliola will give you the opportunity to learn from experienced technical leaders in the field, as well as defense domain experts with decades of knowledge and broad access. Our success depends on not just knowing how to solve today’s problems, but also on anticipating the problems that our customers will need solved tomorrow. 

Position Description: Are you an early career back-end software engineer who is looking to work on impactful and innovative products that will improve and protect our Nation’s way of life? If so, we want to talk to you! 

Caliola is developing several products that will help the Department of Defense (DoD) better leverage its existing and future satellite communications resources. We are also developing innovative solutions that will allow DoD systems to maintain accurate positioning and navigation when GPS is denied. We need early career software engineers to help us develop the back-end of these products and more. At Caliola, “back-end software engineer” is not synonymous with computer science. Our products are being built by a team with diverse technical backgrounds. 

Technical Responsibilities:  

• Implement, test, and refine the back-end components of our application. 

• Work in a test-driven, distributed, Agile team environment. 

• Learn evolving best-practices in development tools, techniques, languages, and services. 

What We Require: 

• BS in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Science (CS), Math, Physics, or related discipline. 

• Fluency in one or more of Python, C++, and/or JavaScript is required. 

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. Government. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. 

What We Value:  

• Experience with containers for streamlined application building, packaging, and deployment. 

• Proficiency with Linux and Linux-based software development tools will smooth your onboarding. 

• Experience with graph databases (e.g., Neo4J) is a plus. 

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities at Caliola Engineering. Should a match be identified between your skillset and Caliola’s requirements for this or a future opening, you may be contacted. 

Flexible Work Schedule and Location: This position can be in-person or a remote position at your home office with frequent (at least quarterly) reporting requirements to Caliola’s headquarters office in Colorado Springs, CO. The ideal candidate will live along Colorado’s Front Range. 

Relocation Available: Yes. 

At Caliola, we believe that true innovation can only occur when teammates bring their authentic selves to collaborate in a supportive, encouraging environment. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.