Lead Knowledge Graph Engineer (All levels Software Engineer)

Job Summary

Redwire is an innovative space and defense technology company. We are seeking a Data Software Engineer to lead concept‑of‑operations development, mission solution design, and strategic analysis for spacecraft programs supporting National Security Space. This includes work spanning space domain awareness, space resiliency, mission autonomy, structures, sensors, and next‑generation space systems. The role blends backend engineering, high‑performance data processing, and advanced graph‑based modeling to ensure data relationships, APIs, and integration workflows are coherent, scalable, secure, and aligned with mission and product objectives.

Major Responsibilities

• Architect and scale knowledge‑graph infrastructure supporting simulation, analytics, and digital‑engineering workflows.
• Design and optimize graph schemas for large, interconnected, and evolving data domains.
• Develop high‑throughput backend services in Python, C++, or Rust for data‑intensive workloads.
• Implement robust data‑access layers including indexing, query optimization, and governance patterns.
• Build and maintain secure APIs across REST, GraphQL, and gRPC ecosystems.
• Ensure reliability and observability through logging, metrics, tracing, contract validation, and automated testing.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to define clean integration boundaries and support mission‑critical workflows.
• Support CI/CD and DevOps integration for backend services and data pipelines.
• Enforce secure data practices including authentication, authorization, secrets management, and encryption.

Ideal Experience

• STEM foundation — Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or STEM related field, or equivalent experience.
• Backend & data‑service development — 1–5 years building backend systems, APIs, and data‑driven services.
• API design expertise — REST, GraphQL, schema design, versioning, and integration best practices.
• High‑performance backend programming — Python, C++, or Rust for distributed and performance‑critical systems.
• Database schema & modeling — Relational (PostgreSQL), graph (Neo4j), and document databases.
• Data‑access architecture — Indexing, query optimization, and governance for large‑scale data domains.
• Service reliability fundamentals — Observability, error handling, contract validation, automated testing.
• API & data security — Authentication, authorization, secrets management, encryption.
• CI/CD integration — Experience integrating backend services into CI/CD pipelines.
• Cross‑functional collaboration — Ability to work with simulation, systems engineering, frontend, and DevOps teams.

Desired Skills

• Multi‑protocol API development — REST, gRPC, SOAP, GraphQL.
• Graph‑based data modeling — Metadata lineage, digital‑thread architectures, agent‑reasoning structures.
• High‑throughput data APIs — Streaming systems, binary formats, performance tuning.
• HPC‑adjacent workflows — Simulation data, scientific computation, data‑dense analytics.
• Microservice architectures — Containerized deployments and service‑to‑service communication.
• API design for diverse consumers — Interfaces for UIs, pipelines, and automated systems.
• Regulated industry exposure — Aerospace, defense, or other high‑integrity domains.
• Open‑source contributions — Backend frameworks, API libraries, database tooling, schema governance systems.

Security Eligibility

U.S. Citizen; able to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred).

Benefits & Values

We offer a highly competitive benefits package and a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Redwire Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with MIS is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Background Checks & Export Controls

All offers of employment at Redwire Space are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the Click Here.