Backend Architect – Golang

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

📋 Description

• Define and advance the architecture of our backend platform that facilitates connections for millions of users.

• Design and develop highly available distributed services using Golang while establishing technical objectives for scalability, reliability, and performance.

• 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 end-to-end functionality.

• Mentor engineers to enhance the team's technical expertise while working alongside security, infrastructure, and product teams.

• Propel the team to achieve performance targets and deliver dependable products that safeguard users at scale.

⛳️ Requirements

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

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

• Demonstrated success in designing and managing distributed systems at scale, with a thorough 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 solid Linux development background.

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Retirement savings options.

• Parental leave.