Remote Senior Backend Engineer – Distributed Systems

Bright Vision Technologies; Naperville (IL); Remote; USD 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale backend services powering mission-critical workloads in a 100% remote role across the U.S. You will architect core platforms, focus on scalability, reliability, and latency trade-offs, and mentor teams while delivering robust distributed systems with Kafka, SQL/NoSQL stores, and cloud deployments.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of backend experience, strong CS fundamentals, and experience

Qualifications

• We require a degree in Computer Science or related field and 7+ years of backend experience.
• Strong coding skills in Java/Go/Scala with distributed systems expertise.
• Experience with Kafka, SQL/NoSQL, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate large-scale backend services powering mission-critical workloads.
• Architect core platforms with a focus on scalability, reliability, and latency trade-offs.
• Mentor engineering teams and ensure high-quality documentation and delivery.

Skills

Java

Go

Scala

Distributed systems

Kafka

SQL

NoSQL

Cloud platforms

Debugging

Mentorship

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale backend services powering mission-critical workloads in a 100% remote role across the U.S. You will architect core platforms, focus on scalability, reliability, and latency trade-offs, and mentor teams while delivering robust distributed systems with Kafka, SQL/NoSQL stores, and cloud deployments.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of backend experience, strong CS fundamentals, and experience