Lead Backend Platform Engineer – Remote

Bright Vision Technologies; Redwood City, San Mateo (CA, CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Lead Backend Developer to architect and operate high-throughput platform services in a fully remote role across the U.S. You will design scalable backend systems, manage data flows, and deliver reliable services used by multiple engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in backend or platform engineering, strong distributed-systems expertise, and hands-on experience with modern languages (Java/Go/Scala/Rust/C++), messaging (Kafka/Pulsar/NATS),

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Six or more years of professional backend or platform engineering experience.
• Demonstrated track record building and operating internal platforms or shared services consumed by multiple engineering teams.
• Strong, hands-on expertise designing distributed systems with rigorous attention to consistency, availability, latency, and failure-mode behavior.
• Advanced proficiency in at least one major backend language such as Java, Go, Scala, Rust, or modern C++.
• Deep understanding of high-throughput messaging, streaming, and event-driven architectures using technologies such as Kafka, Pulsar, or NATS.
• Strong working knowledge of data storage systems across relational, key-value, document, and search workloads.
• Proven experience leading multi-quarter platform initiatives across teams, including stakeholder management and technical decision-making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to author crisp technical design documents and present trade-offs clearly.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and shape engineering culture through code review, design review, and onboarding contributions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate foundational backend platform services.
• Lead multi-quarter platform initiatives across teams.
• Mentor engineers and shape engineering culture.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure scalability and reliability.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Platform engineering

Technical leadership

Backend development

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

Pulsar

NATS

Kubernetes

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Lead Backend Developer to architect and operate high-throughput platform services in a fully remote role across the U.S. You will design scalable backend systems, manage data flows, and deliver reliable services used by multiple engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in backend or platform engineering, strong distributed-systems expertise, and hands-on experience with modern languages (Java/Go/Scala/Rust/C++), messaging (Kafka/Pulsar/NATS),