Solid experience with data pipelines and event-driven architectures at scale Proficiency in Go or another backend language Strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, and messaging platforms like Pub/Sub Hands-on experience with BigQuery or similar data warehouses Track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams Familiarity with GCP and Kubernetes in production environments (nice-to-have) Exposure to frontend systems (React, Rails) (nice-to-have) Experience integrating with customer-facing APIs or analytics connectors (nice-to-have) Background in onboarding to inherited systems and driving re-architecture (nice-to-have)