Back End Developer

Ascendion; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 109,480 - 128,520; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation time

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Job summary

A leading digital engineering solutions company is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and develop backend services using Go and AWS. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in backend engineering, with significant expertise in PostgreSQL and GraphQL. Responsibilities include optimizing APIs and data ingestion pipelines. The role offers a salary range of $109,480 to $128,520 along with comprehensive benefits including medical insurance, a 401(k), and paid parental leave.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, including 5+ years with Go.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and GraphQL.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services like Fargate, Lambda.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Go.
• Build and optimize REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Develop and optimize large-scale data ingestion pipelines.

Skills

Go (Golang)

PostgreSQL

AWS

GraphQL

Docker

Distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands‑on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high‑performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Go (Golang).
• Build and optimize REST and GraphQL APIs supporting critical customer and entity data.
• Work with PostgreSQL and AWS Neptune to model and query complex relationships.
• Develop and optimize large‑scale data ingestion pipelines using AWS services (S3, Lambda).
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, with a strong focus on automation.
• Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and highly performant.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and cross‑team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, including 5+ years with Go.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and GraphQL.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS (Fargate, Lambda, S3, IAM, RDS).
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (ECS/EKS).
• Experience with distributed systems and backend data modelling.
• Exposure to graph databases (AWS Neptune / Gremlin preferred).
• Strong focus on clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Comfortable working across teams in a collaborative environment.

Salary Range:

The salary for this position is between $109,480 – $128,520 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long‑term disability insurance] [short‑term disability insurance] [personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [12-15 days of paid vacation time] [6-8 weeks of paid parental leave after a year of service] [9 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System] [Tuition Reimbursement Program]

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