Senior Backend Architect Go, Kubernetes, Security

Jack & Jill; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Jack & Jill is seeking an Architect to lead the evolution of our core backend platform. You will design scalable microservices, async processing pipelines, and robust data infrastructure to support growth.

You will mentor senior engineers, drive high-impact architectural decisions, and champion reliability and security across the stack, including application security and software supply chain security. Based in Palo Alto, CA, this role collaborates across teams to deliver scalable, secure

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience with distributed systems.
• Expertise in Go and Kubernetes.
• Proven track record in application security or software supply chain security.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve the core backend platform with microservices, async pipelines, and data infra.
• Lead design decisions and mentor senior engineers to ensure reliability and scalability.

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

Microservices

Async Processing

Application Security

DevSecOps

Software Supply Chain Security

System Architecture

Performance Optimization

Technical Leadership

MongoDB

Job description

Jack & Jill is seeking an Architect to lead the evolution of our core backend platform. You will design scalable microservices, async processing pipelines, and robust data infrastructure to support growth.

You will mentor senior engineers, drive high-impact architectural decisions, and champion reliability and security across the stack, including application security and software supply chain security. Based in Palo Alto, CA, this role collaborates across teams to deliver scalable, secure