Remote Staff Backend Engineer - Platform Architect

Bestow; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

100% paid premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible paid time off and parental leave programs

Lifestyle stipend

Job summary

Bestow is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to develop backend services and lead technical architecture on its platform. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in backend development with strong proficiency in Go and Python. Responsibilities include designing scalable services, leading cross-team initiatives, and mentoring fellow engineers. The position offers flexible remote/hybrid work, competitive salary, and a supportive work environment focused on diversity and well-being.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional backend software development experience; you've operated at the Staff or Senior level before.
• Deep experience with distributed systems, microservices, and API design (Protocol Buffers, OpenAPI).
• Comfortable with PostgreSQL or other relational databases at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture for IPC services, making design decisions that balance speed of delivery with long-term maintainability.
• Design, build, and operate backend services using Python + PostgreSQL, Go, and a Java-based Drools rules engine.
• Lead cross-team technical initiatives to coordinate integration work across the platform.

Skills

Backend software development

Proficiency in Go

Proficiency in Python

Distributed systems

Microservices

API design

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

GCP (Google Cloud Platform)

agentic AI coding tools

Job description

Bestow is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to develop backend services and lead technical architecture on its platform. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in backend development with strong proficiency in Go and Python. Responsibilities include designing scalable services, leading cross-team initiatives, and mentoring fellow engineers. The position offers flexible remote/hybrid work, competitive salary, and a supportive work environment focused on diversity and well-being.