Backend Developer

Validio AB; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Validio AB, a Stockholm-based software company, seeks an experienced backend engineer to design and maintain distributed services in Rust and Go. You will implement SQL generation across multiple dialects, define contracts with Protocol Buffers and gRPC, and build data source connectors with authentication.

Collaboration with CS and Solutions Engineering teams is essential to translate issues into scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Experience building production backend services in Rust or Go.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL, including query optimization and execution plan analysis.
• Experience with distributed systems and Kafka.
• Experience with containerized deployment (Kubernetes) and English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Rust and Go.
• Develop SQL query generation logic across multiple database dialects (BigQuery, Snowflake, ClickHouse, Postgres).
• Define and maintain service contracts using Protocol Buffers and gRPC.
• Build and maintain data source connectors, including schema introspection and authentication.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues in distributed backend systems.
• Write automated tests and maintain technical documentation for backend components.
• Collaborate with Customer Success and Solutions Engineering teams to translate reported technical issues into engineering solutions.
• Deploy and operate services using Kubernetes and related infrastructure tooling.

Skills

Rust

Go

SQL

Distributed systems

Kafka

gRPC

Kubernetes

Protocol Buffers

Education

CS/Software Engineering degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Protocol Buffers

gRPC

Job description

Validio AB is a Stockholm-based software company providing a data quality and observability platform. The role is part of the Validation Engine team, responsible for backend services that read data from source systems (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake, Kafka), run data validation logic, and report incidents to downstream systems. The employee will design, develop, test, and maintain backend components of this system.

Main duties

Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Rust and Go

Develop and maintain SQL query generation logic across multiple database dialects (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake, ClickHouse, Postgres)

Define and maintain service contracts using Protocol Buffers and gRPC

Build and maintain data source connectors, including schema introspection and authentication

Diagnose and resolve production issues in distributed backend systems

Write automated tests and maintain technical documentation for backend components

Collaborate with Customer Success and Solutions Engineering teams to translate reported technical issues into engineering solutions

Deploy and operate services using Kubernetes and related infrastructure tooling

Qualifications

University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience

Documented professional experience developing and maintaining production backend services in Rust or Go

Strong working knowledge of SQL, including query optimization and execution plan analysis

Experience with distributed systems and message-streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka)

Experience with containerized deployment (Kubernetes)

Professional proficiency in English