Senior Backend Engineer - Go, APIs & Distributed Systems

ZeroTier; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity compensation

Retirement savings plan

25 holiday days PTO

Flexible work hours

Career Enhancement Funds

Employee Referral Bonus

Job summary

ZeroTier is looking for a Senior Back‑End Engineer to design and implement core features for their Central Management Portal. You will develop API endpoints in Go, collaborate with an engineering team, and ensure security best practices.

The role offers a hybrid work environment with 3 days in the office at Utrecht Central Station and 2 days remote. Benefits include equity compensation, a retirement savings plan, and 25 days of PTO.

Qualifications

• Senior level experience building distributed systems at scale.
• Experience with backend REST APIs and security best practices.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Build and iterate on API endpoints and backend services in Go.
• Own the design and evolution of public and internal APIs.
• Collaborate with engineers to enhance user experience.

Skills

Go service development

Distributed systems

REST API integration

Security best practices

Tools

PostgreSQL

PubSub

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

ZeroTier is looking for a Senior Back‑End Engineer to design and implement core features for their Central Management Portal. You will develop API endpoints in Go, collaborate with an engineering team, and ensure security best practices.

The role offers a hybrid work environment with 3 days in the office at Utrecht Central Station and 2 days remote. Benefits include equity compensation, a retirement savings plan, and 25 days of PTO.