Description
Senior Backend Engineer
Team: IT
Location: US
Commitment: Full-time
Workplace Type: remote
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in the United States.
In this role, you will design and build scalable backend systems that power real-time customer experiences for a rapidly growing technology platform. Working within a small, high-impact engineering team, you will contribute to the architecture of event-driven microservices and help deliver reliable, high-performance solutions used by thousands of businesses and millions of customers. You’ll collaborate closely with product and frontend teams to translate complex requirements into robust technical designs while maintaining high standards of code quality and system reliability. This position also offers the opportunity to explore AI-powered product features, experiment with new development tools, and influence the long-term technical direction of the platform. If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges and building systems at scale, this role provides a dynamic and growth-oriented environment.
Accountabilities:
- Design and develop scalable, event-driven backend services and distributed systems supporting high-volume customer interactions.
- Build and maintain secure, high-performance APIs used by web applications, mobile platforms, and external integrations.
- Architect microservices, define service boundaries, and implement effective data flow and communication patterns across systems.
- Develop backend features including messaging systems, analytics pipelines, campaign execution, integrations, and data processing services.
- Implement integrations with external platforms and APIs while ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Maintain high-quality code through testing, code reviews, and adherence to engineering best practices.
- Integrate AI-powered capabilities using external AI APIs and experiment with new development approaches to improve engineering workflows.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers and frontend engineers to deliver well-designed, scalable solutions.
- Contribute to long-term technical strategy, system observability, and infrastructure reliability.
- 5+ years of experience building backend systems, APIs, or distributed services in production environments.
- Strong expertise in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven design patterns.
- Experience designing and developing RESTful or GraphQL APIs, including authentication, authorization, and versioning strategies.
- Solid knowledge of database design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and performance tuning across SQL or NoSQL databases.
- Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals including testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative development practices.
- Proficiency in at least one modern backend language such as Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, or C#.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and scalable architectures, ideally in environments such as AWS.
- Familiarity with messaging systems, asynchronous processing, and service-to-service communication patterns.
- Experience integrating third-party APIs or building SaaS platforms in multi-tenant environments is a plus.
- Exposure to AI integrations, LLM APIs, or AI-driven product features is considered advantageous.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in distributed engineering teams.
- Competitive salary ranging from $140,000 to $200,000 per year.
- Remote-first work environment with occasional team gatherings.
- Flexible working hours and strong work-life balance practices.
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, and designated focus days.
- Health and wellness benefits including retirement plan options with employer matching.
- Professional development opportunities and budget for learning tools or experimentation.
- Clear career growth and advancement opportunities within a growing technology environment.
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Why Apply Through Jobgether?
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time.
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