Backend Engineer, Distributed Systems – Scale & Core Infra

Rapidata AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary plus equity

Unlimited snacks and beverages

Office with mountain views

Job summary

A leading tech startup in Zürich is looking for a backend engineer to manage and improve backend infrastructure serving millions of daily users. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with distributed systems and a strong proficiency in typed languages such as C#, Java, Go, or Rust. Responsibilities include addressing critical infrastructure challenges and ensuring system reliability and performance in a fast-paced environment. Competitive salary plus equity and an opportunity to shape core infrastructure in a small team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems and trade-offs.
• Strong skills in one typed systems language.
• Experience with database optimization and schema design.

Responsibilities

• Manage backend infrastructure serving millions of users.
• Address distributed systems challenges effectively.
• Ensure reliability and performance of systems.

Skills

Distributed systems knowledge

Proficiency in a typed systems language (C#, Java, Go, Rust)

Database management at scale

Pragmatic approach

Ownership and independence

Fluent English

Tools

Kubernetes

GCP

Job description

A leading tech startup in Zürich is looking for a backend engineer to manage and improve backend infrastructure serving millions of daily users. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with distributed systems and a strong proficiency in typed languages such as C#, Java, Go, or Rust. Responsibilities include addressing critical infrastructure challenges and ensuring system reliability and performance in a fast-paced environment. Competitive salary plus equity and an opportunity to shape core infrastructure in a small team environment.