Backend Architect – Golang

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Romania.

📋 Description

• Define and enhance the architecture of our backend platform that manages connections for millions of users.

• Design and develop highly available distributed services in Golang while establishing technical direction regarding scalability, reliability, and performance goals.

• Lead code reviews and advocate for testing discipline, clean architecture, and engineering best practices throughout the team.

• Collaborate with the SDK team to seamlessly integrate client features into backend systems and deliver comprehensive functionality.

• Mentor engineers and elevate the technical expertise of the team while working alongside security, infrastructure, and product teams.

• Propel the team to achieve performance objectives and deliver dependable products that safeguard users on a large scale.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.

• Over 8 years of backend engineering and architecture experience, with at least 5 years in Golang.

• Demonstrated history of designing and managing distributed systems at scale, along with a profound understanding of networking protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS).

• Practical experience with VPN protocols (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec), tunneling, NAT traversal, and low-latency networking.

• Production experience with AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, Aurora/RDS), container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), and a robust background in Linux development.

• Familiarity with cryptography fundamentals, threat modeling methodologies, secure coding practices, and strong API design capabilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Retirement plans

• Paid time off

• Flexible work arrangements

• Professional development