Classified Application Engineer

About Sayari: Sayari is the transparency company providing the public and private sectors with immediate visibility into complex commercial relationships by delivering the largest commercially available collection of corporate and trade data as a dynamic model of global ownership and trade activity. Sayari's solutions harness this model to enable risk resilience, complex investigations, and clear-eyed business decisions. Sayari is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and its solutions are used by thousands of frontline analysts in over 35 countries. Our company culture is defined by a dedication to our mission of using open data to enhance visibility into global commercial and financial networks, a passion for finding novel approaches to complex problems, and an understanding that diverse perspectives create optimal outcomes. We embrace cross-team collaboration, encourage training and learning opportunities, and reward initiative and innovation. If you like working with supportive, high-performing, and curious teams, Sayari is the place for you. POSITION DESCRIPTION Sayari is looking for a Classified Software Engineer to join our Solutions Engineering team and own the development of new features across our stack for government clients in a classified environment. Our ideal candidate is a process-oriented self-starter with extensive experience in the software engineering world and interested in working on problems related to corporate transparency, anti money laundering, sanctions evasions, and combating financial fraud. If you are passionate about open source development and innovative technology, then we strongly encourage you to apply. Our application tier is built primarily in Typescript, running in Kubernetes, and backed by Postgres, Cassandra, Elasticsearch and Memgraph. Our data ingest tier runs on Spark, processing terabytes of data collected from hundreds of data sources. The platform allows users to explore a large knowledge graph sourced from hundreds of millions of structured and unstructured records from over 200 countries and 30 languages. As part of this team, you'll have the chance to contribute to our growing library of open source work, including our WebGL-powered network visualization library Trellis: sayari-analytics.github.io/trellis. This is an onsite position in McLean, VA and requires a TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly clearance. Job Responsibilities
Build, test, and deploy features across our tech stack
Partner with the customer to transform feature requests into actual implementations
Participate in code reviews with fellow developers
Working with government customers in highly controlled environments REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
4+ years experience in programming web-based applications and API servers
Proficiency in Typescript and React
Proficiency consuming RESTful APIs
Excellent communications skills and experience working cross functionally with product and design teams
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced work environment
Self starter, able to work independently, prioritize tasks effectively, and excited to learn new skills
TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Experience leading development on large-scale projects, while working alongside other frontend and backend engineers. Experience with the following technologies/frameworks:
Visualization frameworks such as WebGL
State management frameworks like redux or react-query
Monorepo build tools such as Turborepo
Kubernetes and DockerGCP and/or AWS
Experience with databases such as Cassandra, Memgraph, Elasticsearch or Postgres
Experience developing RESTful APIs $215,000 - $235,000 a year The target base salary for this position is $215,000 - $235,000 USD plus bonus and equity. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including location, local market variances, candidate experience and expertise, internal peer equity, and may vary from the amounts listed above. Benefits:
• 100% fully paid medical, vision, and dental for employees and their dependents
• Generous time off; we observe all US federal holidays, close our office for a winter break (12/24-12/31), in addition to granting 18 PTO days and 10 sick days
• Outstanding compensation package; competitive commissions for revenue roles and quarterly bonuses for non-revenue positions
• A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Eligibility to participate in additional benefits such as 401k match up to 5%, 100% paid life insurance (up to $100,000 coverage) and parental leave
• A collaborative and positive culture - your team will be as smart and driven as you
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities Sayari is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply. We believe diversity and inclusion mean our team members should reflect the diversity of the United States. No employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, genetics, or political affiliation. We strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.