Data Engineer / Backend Developer

Job overview

The Data Engineer / Backend Developer role is listed in Bethesda, Maryland, with preference for candidates within reasonable commuting distance. Compensation is not specified. Lexical Intelligence develops software and services for processing large-scale biomedical information used by policy and research decision makers. The engineer builds and maintains backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and content-management capabilities for cloud-native platforms. The work improves data quality, reliability, and access for downstream natural language processing and analytics systems.

What you'll do

• Design data quality, validation, and observability frameworks
• track data completeness and changes
• support NLP and analytics pipelines with structured data
• modernize data-processing frameworks
• develop APIs and integration services
• map and transform heterogeneous data
• automate ingestion
• monitor and optimize pipelines
• maintain data lineage, metadata, and documentation
• collaborate with governance and security teams on compliance and ATO requirements.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

data engineer

backend developer

data pipelines

data quality

apis

java

nlp

biomedical data

bethesda md

lexical intelligence

cloud-native platforms

401(k)

paid time off

11 federal holidays

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• No-cost health and dental coverage for the employee and dependents
• HSA
• 401(k)
• short- and long-term disability insurance
• life and accident insurance
• paid time off
• 11 federal holidays.

Why this role

The role requires Java proficiency and experience with backend data processing, Linux, JSON, and API-based integration; candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an NIH badge with Public Trust Level Two suitability.

About the employer

Lexical Intelligence, LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.