Lead Backend Engineer - Real-Time, Scalable Systems

satoriq; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive equity package

401(k) program

Comprehensive health coverage

Flexible PTO

Paid parental leave

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their automation platform based in New York, NY. This role involves owning and scaling backend systems that manage high-volume operational data. Candidates should have 8+ years of experience in backend or distributed systems, with strong proficiency in Go or Python. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $180,000 to $290,000, along with comprehensive benefits including equity, 401(k), and health coverage.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building backend or distributed systems in production environments.
• Proven experience owning services that operate at scale with uptime and latency constraints.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend services processing high-volume operational data.
• Own core distributed systems that power ingestion and persistence workflows.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across services.

Skills

Backend system development

Distributed systems

Proficiency in Go or Python

Microservices design

Cloud-native infrastructure

High ownership mindset

Data processing pipelines

Clear communication

Tools

Kubernetes

GCP

Job description

A technology company is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their automation platform based in New York, NY. This role involves owning and scaling backend systems that manage high-volume operational data. Candidates should have 8+ years of experience in backend or distributed systems, with strong proficiency in Go or Python. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $180,000 to $290,000, along with comprehensive benefits including equity, 401(k), and health coverage.