Senior Backend Architect — Real-Time, Scalable Systems

General Intuition; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

General Intuition is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to shape scalable, low-latency systems powering Medal’s real-time features and data pipelines. You will design APIs, drive backend architecture, and mentor engineers across product, infra, and data teams.

The role emphasizes production-grade craftsmanship, security, and scalable cloud infrastructure. You will work on a tech stack spanning Java, microservices, RESTful APIs, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis/RabbitMQ, and modern CI/CD and IaC tooling,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in Java and building scalable microservices.
• Deep understanding of RESTful API design and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build highly scalable, low-latency backend systems.
• Design critical APIs and evolve infrastructure to support millions of users.
• Mentor other engineers and drive cross-team technical decisions.
• Collaborate with product and infra teams to deliver robust software.

Skills

Backend engineering

Java

Microservices

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Databases

Cloud (GCP/AWS)

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

System design

Security best practices

Leadership

Redis/RabbitMQ

Tools

Terraform

Salt

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Job description

General Intuition is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to shape scalable, low-latency systems powering Medal’s real-time features and data pipelines. You will design APIs, drive backend architecture, and mentor engineers across product, infra, and data teams.

The role emphasizes production-grade craftsmanship, security, and scalable cloud infrastructure. You will work on a tech stack spanning Java, microservices, RESTful APIs, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis/RabbitMQ, and modern CI/CD and IaC tooling,