Remote Platform Core Engineer: Scalable Backend

Ladders; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 130 000 - 170 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Remote-first work environment

Unlimited PTO

Employer-paid health plan

Learning & Development stipend

Parental Leave

Resumo da oferta

Ladders is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Platform Core) to design and operate core backend platform services powering high-volume customer interactions. The role focuses on reliability, scalability, and performance across shared systems.

You will own work across the full lifecycle—from problem identification and design to deployment, monitoring, and ongoing support—collaborating with Product, SRE, and engineering teams to deliver platform improvements.

Qualificações

• 5-7+ years of experience building backend services and APIs in production.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Go.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud-native development using AWS and/or GCP.
• Strong production ownership experience, including deployment and troubleshooting of high-scale services.
• In-depth knowledge of data and messaging technologies such as PostgreSQL, Aurora, Redis, and RabbitMQ.

Responsabilidades

• Design and operate distributed backend services and APIs for high-volume customer interactions
• Own platform work from problem identification through implementation and support
• Improve reliability, scalability, and latency across shared platform systems
• Collaborate with Product, SRE, and engineering teams to deliver seamless platform improvements
• Participate in on-call duties and incident management to maintain system stability and performance
• Strengthen engineering standards through code reviews, documentation, and mentorship

Conhecimentos

Python

Go

Distributed systems

AWS

GCP

PostgreSQL

Aurora

Redis

RabbitMQ

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Ladders is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Platform Core) to design and operate core backend platform services powering high-volume customer interactions. The role focuses on reliability, scalability, and performance across shared systems.

You will own work across the full lifecycle—from problem identification and design to deployment, monitoring, and ongoing support—collaborating with Product, SRE, and engineering teams to deliver platform improvements.