Backend Software Engineer at Cimarron — Houston, USA | Base Career

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Cimarron is seeking a Backend Software Engineer with deep experience designing, building, and operating database architectures for large-scale distributed systems to support our work with Axiom Space on its commercial space station program in Houston, TX.

In this role, you will develop reliable, scalable data platforms that integrate time-series and relational databases to enable high-throughput, low-latency applications supporting mission-critical operations.

Key Duties

Design and evolve database architectures supporting large-scale backend systems.
Model and manage data across relational and time-series databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, TimescaleDB, InfluxDB, and Prometheus.
Optimize database schemas, indexing, partitioning, retention policies, and query performance.
Design and maintain solutions for high availability, replication, sharding, and disaster recovery.
Develop and support backend services that process high-volume transactional and time-series data.
Define and implement data lifecycle strategies including retention, archival, and aggregation.
Collaborate with engineering teams on API design and data contracts.
Monitor database health, performance, and capacity, and resolve production issues.
Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance across all data systems.
Contribute to technical documentation and architectural decisions.

Required Skills, Experience, and Education

Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible for consideration at this time.
Ability to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening, which will include but is not limited to testing for marijuana use.
5 or more years of related experience.
Strong experience as a backend engineer supporting large-scale production systems.
Strong understanding of relational database design, including normalization and denormalization tradeoffs.

Cimarron is a global solutions company with a strategic partnering approach to satisfying customer-driven requirements.

We ensure customer success with a modern approach and experienced leadership.

Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Cimarron is fueled by highly skilled employees, developing new innovative technologies, and delivering superior products and services.

We believe in recognizing employees' worth by offering competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) contributions, educational reimbursement, and much more.

From company communication through Company-wide information meetings led by our President and CEO, to an Awards program designed to recognize our amazing employees and their accomplishments, you will not only feel like you are a part of a team, you will be a valued member of the Cimarron family.

Cimarron is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Resumes should list employment dates in month/year format (e.g., January 2020 – March 2024) for each position to meet customer and contract documentation requirements.

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