Senior Backend Engineer

Full job description

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in Golang and distributed systems to design, build, and scale the core services that power our cloud platform. You’ll work on high-performance microservices, contribute to open-source projects, and collaborate across teams to continuously improve architecture, reliability, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain highly scalable, reliable backend services.
• Develop and enhance monitoring and observability systems to ensure platform stability.
• Create and extend shared libraries and frameworks used across hundreds of services.
• Continuously evaluate and improve architecture, performance, and user experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver platform-wide initiatives.
• Contribute to open-source projects and promote engineering best practices, especially in Go.
• Mentor and be mentored — sharing knowledge on backend, web, and data technologies.
• Ensure high-quality, test-driven code through peer reviews, CI/CD, and resilient architecture.
• Take ownership of deliverables, ensuring timely and reliable releases.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and raise the technical bar across the team.

Qualification:

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency (required for AWS GovCloud access; no clearance needed).
• 7+ years of backend engineering experience in service-oriented architectures.
• 5+ years building microservices for SaaS platforms using Golang (or Java, Scala, Kotlin, Python, or Node.js).
• Expert-level proficiency in Go and strong understanding of distributed systems, scaling, and concurrency.
• Proven ability to scale backend systems (e.g., sharding, partitioning, horizontal scaling).
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Experience with multi-threading, parallel processing, and high-performance computing.
• Thorough understanding of software engineering best practices, testing, and code quality.
• Collaborative team mindset with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for continuous learning, experimentation, and shipping production-quality code.

Tech Stack

• Languages: Go (primary), Java, Scala, Kotlin, Python, Node.js
• Cloud: AWS (especially GovCloud)
• Databases & Tools: Cassandra, Kafka, Elasticsearch
• Practices: Microservices, CI/CD, Monitoring, Open Source Collaboration

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $50.00 – $55.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Work Location: Remote