Senior Backend Software Engineer Go

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go)

Location: Remote (North America – Pacific to Eastern time zones) Experience Level: 6–20 years

Base Salary: $180,000 – $230,000 USD

Work Authorization

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States or Canada.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

We are able to support visa transfers and certain straightforward work authorizations (e.g., TN status and similar classifications).

We’re looking for a deeply experienced backend engineer to help build secure, scalable distributed systems from the ground up. This is an early-stage, high-ownership role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast with rigor, and cares deeply about building secure, enterprise-grade software.

What You’ll Do

Architect and build secure, scalable distributed microservices

Design backend systems for high availability and enterprise workloads

Implement robust audit logging and observability practices

Design database schemas and write performant raw SQL

Build and maintain production CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes-based deployments

Design and implement identity and access management integrations

Contribute to compliance-aligned engineering practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA)

Partner cross-functionally across product, design, and engineering

Requirements

Required Experience

Seniority

6–20 years of backend software engineering experience

Strong hands-on development experience in Go (preferred) or Java

Core Engineering Strength

Excellent computer science fundamentals

Strong backend breadth (APIs, databases, distributed systems, infra awareness)

Experience owning end-to-end systems in a startup or demonstrated ownership of major production systems at a larger tech company

Experience building secure, scalable distributed architectures

Identity & Security

Experience with identity and access management protocols:

OAuth 2.0

SAML

OIDC

WebAuthn

Familiarity with certificate authorities and PKI

Understanding of corporate IT/security ecosystems (MDM, endpoint security, etc.)

Experience implementing audit logging in production systems

Infrastructure & Systems

Strong conceptual understanding of CI/CD pipelines

Production experience with Kubernetes

Experience designing database schemas and writing raw SQL

Compliance & Governance

Experience working with compliance frameworks such as:

SOC 2

ISO 27001

GDPR

CCPA