Senior Backend Engineer (Golang)

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a high-scale product engineering team focused on building and evolving critical platform services used by millions of users worldwide. In this role, you’ll design and develop high-performance backend systems that power core user experiences while ensuring reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on a highly visible product area while collaborating with cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Golang

• Develop and optimize distributed systems that support high traffic volumes and mission-critical platform functionality

• Architect and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability

• Design and manage scalable data storage solutions using MongoDB

• Deploy, monitor, and maintain production services running on Kubernetes

• Collaborate closely with product, frontend, platform, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless user experiences

• Improve system observability, reliability, and operational excellence through monitoring, automation, and performance optimization

• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to technical decisions that shape the future of the platform

• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive long-term improvements to system stability and resilience

Core Requirements

• Strong experience building high-performance, scalable backend systems using Golang

• Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and backend scalability patterns

• Hands-on experience with MongoDB, including scalable data modeling and performance optimization

• Strong experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS

• Production experience with Kubernetes, including deployment, monitoring, and resource management

• Proven track record of delivering reliable systems in high-traffic, large-scale environments

• Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders in a cross-functional environment

• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment

Nice-to-Have

• Experience building recommendation systems, personalization engines, or search infrastructure

• Exposure to developer platforms and internal tooling that support engineering productivity

• Experience working in high-growth environments where scalability, reliability, and user experience are critical

• Familiarity with large-scale consumer-facing products serving millions of users

• Experience improving platform reliability, uptime, and operational efficiency

Additional

• US Timezone Overlap:6-8 hours overlap with PST

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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