Platform Engineer (Backend/Data) — Remote

Happy Returns, a UPS Company; Georgia; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Medical benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Happy Returns, a UPS Company, is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own feature delivery and data tooling. You’ll build APIs in Go/Python, maintain data pipelines, and contribute to architecture decisions for scalable, reliable systems.

This remote role welcomes candidates nationwide, with emphasis on collaboration and code quality. You’ll work with product and data teams, leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS to accelerate development and maintain robust services.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience building backend APIs or services.
• Familiarity with databases and data storage technologies.
• Ability to ship clean, well-tested code and work with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of new features and projects across backend services.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and tooling for analytics and product capabilities.
• Participate in architecture discussions to ensure scalability, reliability, and security.

Skills

Backend development

Go

Python

PostgreSQL

Remote work

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

ETL/ELT pipelines

Job description

Happy Returns, a UPS Company, is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own feature delivery and data tooling. You’ll build APIs in Go/Python, maintain data pipelines, and contribute to architecture decisions for scalable, reliable systems.

This remote role welcomes candidates nationwide, with emphasis on collaboration and code quality. You’ll work with product and data teams, leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS to accelerate development and maintain robust services.