Backend Architect - Golang

Point Wild; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Point Wild is seeking a hands-on VPN Backend Architect to lead our backend team, spending 70% of time writing Golang code. You will design secure, scalable systems serving millions of users, guide an engineering team, and own architecture decisions for distributed services at scale.

You will mentor engineers, drive performance targets, and collaborate with security, infra, and product teams while delivering reliable, high‑performance backend solutions in the cloud.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of backend engineering & architecture experience, 5+ years in Golang.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale.
• Hands-on VPN protocol knowledge and low-latency networking.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the architecture of the backend platform serving millions of users.
• Design and build highly available distributed services in Golang.
• Lead code reviews and champion testing discipline, clean architecture, and best practices.
• Partner with the SDK team to integrate client features into backend systems.
• Mentor engineers and grow the technical depth of the team.
• Drive the team to meet performance targets and ship reliable products.

Skills

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Mentoring

Golang

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

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)

#LI-REMOTE

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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