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Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Platforms - Remote Eligible
Refactor legacy Node.js systems into scalable Go-based microservices architecture
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Senior Software Engineer
This is a remote position. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join a high-impact backend platform team building large-scale systems that power global streaming products.
This role focuses on developing high-performance, cloud-native backend services using Go, gRPC, Kafka, and Kubernetes across AWS and GCP environments.
What You'll Do
- Design, implement, and maintain data-intensive Go and Node.js microservices
- Build and deploy containerized services in Kubernetes (EKS, GKE)
- Refactor and modernize legacy Node.js systems into scalable Go-based architectures
- Develop and operate Kafka stream-processing pipelines
- Integrate with MongoDB for high-throughput data operations
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, QA, and DevOps teams in Agile sprints
- Participate in architecture reviews and mentor engineers on best practices
- Champion CI/CD, observability, and security-first development
Requirements
- 5+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years building Go microservices
- Strong experience in gRPC and REST API design (protobuf, schema management)
- Deep understanding of Kafka (producers/consumers, offsets, topics, ACLs)
- Hands-on experience with AWS (S3, CloudFront, EKS) and GCP (Cloud Storage, GKE)
- Solid experience designing and scaling MongoDB databases
- Familiar with containerization tools (Docker, Helm, Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
- Bonus: background with Node.js, React, Redis, or Prometheus/Grafana
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in distributed teams
Benefits
- Work with modern cloud-native tech (Go, gRPC, Kafka, Kubernetes)
- Be part of a globally distributed, engineering-led culture
- Fully remote flexibility with opportunities for contract roles
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