Principal Backend Engineer, Go, PostgreSQL

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

📋 Description

• Develop and enhance customer-oriented features within a multi-tenant Go and PostgreSQL backend.

• Integrate CRMs, communication, and support systems to generate accurate account intelligence.

• Create AI workflows that analyze data, execute authorized actions, and maintain a verifiable record.

• Determine what an LLM should evaluate and what application code should compute and store.

• Ensure workflows are safe to rerun and identify any decreases in output quality.

• Maintain feature reliability and responsiveness across workspaces ranging from 100 to 100,000 accounts.

• Provide support for production operations across AWS, Docker, enterprise environments, and on-premise deployments.

• In the initial 30 days, deliver 2–3 fixes weekly and implement 1–2 enhancements to existing features.

• Within 3–6 months, take ownership of a significant new capability from an ambiguous request to a frequently utilized customer feature.

• Possible focus areas include intelligence pipelines, CSM agents, renewal automation, and expansion indicators.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 8 years of backend engineering experience in product-focused organizations, including genuine startup exposure.

• Strong practical experience in building production services using Go.

• Proficiency in designing PostgreSQL databases, troubleshooting queries, and addressing performance challenges.

• Experience delivering a customer-facing product that leverages LLMs for decision-making, beyond mere prototypes or demos.

• Proven track record of owning a service or feature from inception to completion, including reliability and production challenges.

• Capability to convert ambiguous customer issues into actionable solutions independently.

• Frequent use of AI tools to develop products and produce clean, maintainable code.

• Experience collaborating closely with users and enhancing products based on customer feedback.

• Candidates currently employed at a product-based organization are essential.

• Applicants who can join within 30 days are preferred.

• Must be an Indian citizen and currently residing in India.

• A public GitHub profile, side project, or technical blog is highly advantageous.

• Technical interview rounds will include Programming, System Design, and AI Tool Usage.

• A take-home assignment will be part of the process.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time contractor engagement with FunnelStory.

• The company will not deduct any amount from the agreed compensation.

• Flexible remote work arrangement.