Backend Architect - Golang

Point Wild; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health and wellness benefits

Retirement savings plans

Parental leave

Job summary

Point Wild is looking for a VPN Backend Architect in Boston, MA, to lead our backend team and spend 70% of the time coding in Golang. This role involves setting technical direction for our architecture, guiding the team to meet performance targets, and designing secure, scalable systems. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 8+ years of experience in backend engineering, and a strong background in networking and VPN protocols. Competitive salary ranges between $250,000 and $275,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering & architecture experience with 5+ years in Golang.
• Proven track record designing and operating distributed systems at scale.
• Hands-on experience with VPN protocols and tunneling.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the architecture of our backend platform.
• Design and build highly available distributed services in Golang.
• Lead code reviews and champion engineering best practices.

Skills

Backend engineering

Golang

Distributed systems

Networking protocols

AWS

VPN protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS EC2

AWS EKS

Linux development

Job description

Point Wild helps customers monitor, manage, and protect against the risks associated with their identities and personal information in a digital world. Backed by WndrCo, Warburg Pincus and General Catalyst, Point Wild is dedicated to creating the world's most comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading cybersecurity solutions. Our vision is to become THE go-to resource for every cyber protection need individuals may face - today and in the future.

Join us for the ride!

About the Role

We're seeking a hands-on VPN Backend Architect to lead our backend team while spending 70% of your time writing Golang code. You'll set technical direction for our backend platform serving millions of users, guide an engineering team, and own architecture decisions for distributed services that must be fast, reliable, and secure at scale.

This role suits someone who wants to design secure, scalable systems and write the code that runs them.

What You'll Do

• Define and evolve the architecture of our backend platform serving connections from millions of users
• Design and build highly available distributed services in Golang while setting technical direction on scalability, reliability, and performance targets
• Lead code reviews and champion testing discipline, clean architecture, and engineering best practices across the team
• Partner with the SDK team to integrate client features cleanly into backend systems and deliver end-to-end functionality
• Mentor engineers and grow the technical depth of the team while collaborating with security, infrastructure, and product teams
• Drive the team to meet performance targets and ship reliable products that protect users at scale

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of backend engineering & architecture experience with 5+ years in Golang
• Proven track record designing and operating distributed systems at scale with deep understanding of networking protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS)
• Hands‑on experience with VPN protocols (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec), tunneling, NAT traversal, and low‑latency networking
• Production experience on AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, Aurora/RDS) with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and strong Linux development background
• Working knowledge of cryptography fundamentals, threat modeling methodologies, secure coding practices, and strong API design skills

Bonus Points

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Network performance tuning and optimization experience with knowledge of Python and Java
• Experience with NoSQL databases and familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

Point Wild is committed to offering a generous package to support our employees in all aspects of their life in and out of work. Our packages offer competitive pay, generous health and wellness benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave and much more! Pay range for this position is $250,000 - $275,000 but may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience and location.

As part of Point Wild, you will:

Solve real customer problems. Point Wild's point solutions allow consumers to address their immediate cyber protection needs. Our mandate is to continuously anticipate our customers' evolving digital security needs to create best‑in‑class solutions aimed at keeping them safe.

See your impact. We are a scrappy, nimble organization where individual contributions are needed and valued. You will see your impact every day.

Accelerate your career. As we expand, you will have the opportunity to learn new technologies, products, and markets in a fast‑paced, growth‑oriented environment.

Most importantly, you'll get to work with other talented people at a company where people matter. If you want to put your fingerprint on an organization and leapfrog your growth, this is the place for you.

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination or harassment based on "protected categories," Point Wild is committed to being an inclusive community where all feel welcome. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Point Wild.

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