Remote Senior Backend Engineer — Go & Public APIs

Chainguard; United States; Remote; USD 157,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & Remote-First Culture

100% Covered Health Insurance

∞ Flexible Time Off

18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Chainguard is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join their Platform team in a remote role. You will design and build backend services and APIs that power Chainguard’s products, including a notification system and authentication services.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend engineering experience, proficiency in Go, and a passion for working in a fast-paced, product-driven environment. The position offers a flexible, remote-first culture and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building production services and APIs.
• Strong understanding of microservices and Kubernetes.
• Experience working in a remote, startup culture.

Responsibilities

• Design and build customer-facing backend services and public APIs.
• Own features end-to-end, from design through implementation.
• Create technical design documents and drive design plans.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Proficiency with Go (Golang)

API design and implementation

Microservices and cloud-native architectures

Excellent communication skills

Ability to thrive in remote environments

Job description

Chainguard is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join their Platform team in a remote role. You will design and build backend services and APIs that power Chainguard’s products, including a notification system and authentication services.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend engineering experience, proficiency in Go, and a passion for working in a fast-paced, product-driven environment. The position offers a flexible, remote-first culture and competitive benefits.