Sr. Core Backend Engineer
New
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RouteEcommerce
RemoteFull-TimeSenior
SalaryNational: $171,000 - $181,000; Brazil: $87,000 - $92,000
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSGraphQLSQLGoNosqlRESTful APIsTerraformDistributed Systems
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, building, and scaling backend systems.
- Experience designing, deploying, and supporting distributed systems in production environments.
- Proficiency with Go, or experience with another modern backend language and excitement to build expertise in Go.
- Experience building and maintaining cloud-based services, preferably within AWS environments.
- Experience working with relational databases, distributed databases, and NoSQL technologies (such as CockroachDB, DynamoDB, or similar platforms).
- Experience designing and building scalable APIs, including REST, GraphQL, or similar technologies.
- Understanding of event-driven architectures, asynchronous messaging patterns, and high-volume data processing.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or similar technologies.
- Experience with monitoring, observability, and improving platform reliability using tools such as Grafana or similar platforms.
- Strong foundation in software engineering principles, system design, and scalable architecture patterns.
- Ability to communicate effectively, collaborate across teams, and mentor engineers through technical guidance and best practices.
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain highly scalable backend services using Go.
- Own critical services supporting Package Protection, Returns Protection, Claims, Orders, Tracking, and Email Parsing.
- Design and evolve distributed systems and event-driven architectures that process high volumes of transactions reliably.
- Build and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs used by internal products, merchants, and external partners.
- Develop and improve integrations with merchant platforms, carriers, and third-party APIs.
- Optimize system performance, reliability, scalability, and observability across production services.
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions.
- Mentor engineers through technical leadership, design reviews, and knowledge sharing.
- Participate in architectural decisions and continuously improve engineering standards and operational excellence.
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