Backend Engineer
On-site · San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
As a Backend Engineer, you will lead technical discussions, guide architectural decisions, and identify opportunities for improvement across backend systems. Your responsibilities include architecting robust infrastructure for high user interaction volumes, collaborating closely with frontend engineers and product managers for seamless user experiences, optimizing backend performance and scalability, and establishing backend engineering best practices. The role requires 3+ years of experience in backend systems, proficiency in designing APIs with Go, and familiarity with AWS, IaaC tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems and APIs
- Solid understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and event-driven architectures
- Experience designing APIs and backend services using Go
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and services on AWS
- Proficiency with IaaC tools (e.g., Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
- Expertise designing relational database schemas, optimizing SQL queries, and managing database performance and integrity
- Excellent collaboration and proactive communication skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Kubernetes and orchestration of containerized applications
- Knowledge of observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
- Experience designing and scaling data pipelines to handle large volumes of data efficiently
- Worked with secure code execution environments and sandboxing techniques
- Interest or experience in gamification or developer-focused platforms
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