Senior Software Engineer – Backend (Go / Distributed Systems)

Core Talent Finder; Remote; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A fast-growing European cybersecurity startup is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend systems for their zero-trust network security platform. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in designing distributed systems. This position offers a fully remote work environment and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge network security technology. Competitive compensation and a strong collaborative culture are part of the offer.

Leistungen

Competitive salary and equity package

Fully remote work environment

High ownership and autonomy

Collaborative engineering culture

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience designing distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Go or another backend language.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals.

Aufgaben

• Design and develop backend services and core platform components.
• Contribute to management services and distributed systems architecture.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design and document software components.
• Participate in the full development lifecycle: design, implementation, deployment, and monitoring.

Kenntnisse

Software engineering experience

Designing distributed systems

Proficiency in Go

Understanding of IP, routing, protocols

Authentication/authorization standards

Relational databases and performance tuning

Unit and integration testing

Strong communication skills

Fluent English

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Software Engineer – Backend (Go / Distributed Systems)

Remote | Full-time

We are recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing European cybersecurity startup building an open-source zero-trust network security platform used by thousands of companies worldwide to securely connect infrastructure and remote teams.

This company is on a mission to make secure private networking simple, affordable, and accessible to organizations of all sizes. Their platform replaces traditional VPN architectures and is trusted by hundreds of thousands of users globally.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help design and build scalable backend systems that power a high-performance network security platform.

You will work on core services, distributed systems, and infrastructure components that directly impact scalability, reliability, and security.

This is a hands-on engineering role in a collaborative, fast-moving environment with strong ownership and autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services and core platform components
• Contribute to management services, relay services, and distributed systems architecture
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design, test, and document software components
• Participate in the full development lifecycle: design, implementation, deployment, and monitoring
• Improve scalability, reliability, and performance of backend systems
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions
• Troubleshoot incidents and support production stability
• Optimize systems for performance, efficiency, and security

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong experience designing distributed systems
• Proficiency in Go (preferred) or another backend language
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (IP, routing, protocols)
• Experience with authentication/authorization standards (OAuth2, OIDC, SSO)
• Experience with relational databases and performance tuning
• Experience with unit and integration testing
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a remote environment
• Fluent English

Nice to Have

• Experience with VPN or network security products
• Experience with gRPC or REST APIs
• Experience working in cloud environments
• Open-source contributions
• Experience building products used at large scale

Whats Offered

• Competitive salary and equity package
• Fully remote work environment
• High ownership and autonomy
• Collaborative engineering culture
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge zero-trust and network security technology

How to Apply

If youre interested in this opportunity, please apply