Senior Backend Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Create and develop backend services using Go, including APIs, SDKs, and event-driven systems that will influence Livestorm's evolution.

• Take ownership of architectural decisions: establish service boundaries, data models, API contracts, and patterns that the entire organization will use.

• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Designers to comprehend requirements, investigate solution alternatives, and ensure that technical implementations meet user needs and align with the product vision.

• Enhance the ergonomics of APIs and SDKs: you prioritize making the platform enjoyable for other engineers to work with, rather than merely functional.

• Lead technical initiatives across teams and align engineering and product stakeholders on common objectives.

• Assist in making build-vs-buy decisions regarding infrastructure, opting for pragmatic solutions over rigid approaches.

• Provide mentorship and technical direction to fellow engineers through design reviews, pair programming, and constructive feedback.

• Advocate for best practices in testing, observability, CI/CD, and backend reliability.

• Document technical designs, processes, and system architecture comprehensively.

• Engage in strategic planning and decision-making concerning Livestorm's technical trajectory.

• Navigate uncertainty confidently: articulate the "how" when requirements are still being clarified, make informed bets, and iterate as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive backend engineering proficiency with a proven history of designing scalable systems.

• Go is the primary language used; whether it's already familiar to you or you're a proficient backend engineer eager to master it, you have the capability to quickly adapt.

• Strong skills in API design: REST, gRPC, GraphQL; you have clear preferences regarding their appropriate usage and how to craft APIs that developers appreciate.

• Proficient in AI tooling and promotes its usage within the team to enhance both engineering speed and quality.

• Experience in designing event-driven architectures, distributed systems, or platform/infrastructure layers utilized by other engineering teams.

• Solid understanding of data validation, SQL/NoSQL databases, and messaging systems such as Kafka.

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

• A product-oriented mindset with a strong sense of agency: you actively engage with user feedback, question "why," and ensure that technical outcomes address real challenges without needing prompts.

• Significant experience in performance engineering, scalability, and reliability at the backend level.

• Effective communication skills, capable of discussing technical trade-offs with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Preferred: Experience in a remote-first, distributed engineering environment.

• Prior experience in developing developer platforms, SDKs, or composable API layers utilized by other teams.

• Experience with large-scale migration strategies (like strangler fig or parallel-run) transitioning from a monolith to a new architecture without disruptions.

• Knowledge of multi-tenancy and SaaS platform patterns: tenant isolation, rate limiting, and platform-level security.

• Familiarity with real-time systems (WebRTC, media pipelines, event streaming).

• Open-source mindset: experience in creating solutions for external developers with a focus on developer experience, documentation, and API versioning discipline.

• Understanding of monitoring, SLOs, and backend observability practices.

• Knowledge in authentication and authorization mechanisms.

• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes or relevant infrastructure experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work with a flexible work-from-anywhere policy.

• Biannual offsite events.

• Annual team-building activities.

• Monthly afterworks and online events.

• Coworking space reimbursement: Up to €350 or $350 including VAT per month.

• Wellness support (with Moka.care).

• Paid day off for your birthday.

• Policy for donating days off to support colleagues during challenging times.

• Paid day off for relocation.

• Special days off to celebrate Livestorm’s achievements together.

• Referral program: Earn rewards for referring candidates or clients.

• AI bounty program: Receive rewards for using AI to tackle real challenges within the company.

• Learning & Development initiatives: Opportunities to learn and grow each year with a company-wide training budget.

• Additional equipment allowance: After 6 months of employment, benefit from €1,000 or $1,000 for remote work setup. After 5 years, access an additional €300 or $300.

• For French contracts: Health insurance through Alan (50% covered), with options for additional coverage and family inclusion.

• Lunch vouchers through Swile (50% covered). Cultural and sports activities via CSE with Leeto.

• Monthly remote work allowance.

• Profit-sharing bonuses.

• Sustainable mobility package for daily commutes: Up to €500 per year for using personal bicycles or shared mobility services.

• For international employees: EOR contracts provide a local employer, contributing to local unemployment and retirement funds, with a minimum of 25 PTO days yearly, local public holidays, and compensatory days off based on the country. You will also receive a monthly incentive added to your salary to address any benefits gaps.