Go Backend Engineer: GraphQL, AWS & Scalable APIs

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

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.