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Senior Software Engineer, Backend Platform

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Base Salary

$196k - $207k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and evolve Go platform components adopted across product teams.
  • Define and socialize engineering standards for APIs, RPC/gRPC, and security.
  • Improve developer productivity through enhanced build/test pipelines and automation.
  • Advance reliability and performance with robust telemetry and load testing.
  • Lead migrations and modernization efforts with clear rollout plans.
  • Collaborate with SRE to enhance runtime operations for Go services.
  • Provide technical leadership and documentation for platform capabilities.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering building distributed systems.
  • 3+ years of hands-on production experience with Go.
  • Proficiency with service-oriented architectures using gRPC and/or REST.
  • Experience operating services on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Strong foundations in reliability and performance metrics.
  • Track record of owning platform components used by multiple teams.
  • Proficiency with CI/CD and build systems to improve developer productivity.
  • Working knowledge of service security best practices.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment allowing remote work across the U.S. and Canada.
  • Market-competitive compensation and benefits.
  • Eligibility for new hire equity grants and annual refresh grants.

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