Senior Backend Software Engineer

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and sustain scalable backend services and APIs utilizing Go (Golang) microservices.

• Lead technical architecture initiatives and enhance long-term system integrity by foreseeing scaling and maintenance requirements.

• Collaborate across various teams including product, design, and frontend to deliver impactful features.

• Engage in system design evaluations, propose and execute robust solutions, and contribute to Weave’s overall engineering vision.

• Take ownership of the quality, reliability, and observability of your code from development through to production.

• Assist in planning and executing projects from start to finish, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership and focus on outcomes.

• Mentor colleagues and junior engineers by sharing expertise and promoting best practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of backend engineering experience with modern programming languages such as Go, Java, Python, Ruby, or C# (preferably Go or a willingness to learn).

• Proficient in designing and constructing ReSTful APIs and backend services.

• Strong grasp of distributed systems and inter-service communication (e.g., protobufs/gRPC, ReST, NSQ).

• Experience with relational databases and SQL.

• Willing to participate in an on-call rotation with your team and assume responsibility for production systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer

• Committed to fostering an inclusive workplace

• AI tools used to enhance candidate experience