Senior Backend Architect: Secure, Scalable Microservices

Retool, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 163,800 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefit plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Equity options

Job summary

A leading enterprise AppGen platform provider in San Francisco seeks a seasoned software developer to design and maintain core backend services. The ideal candidate will have over six years of experience, particularly in startups, and possess strong skills in backend systems, security, and cloud infrastructure. Responsibilities include driving architectural designs, maintaining services in Amazon EKS, and ensuring robust security protocols. This position offers a competitive salary range of $163,800 to $306,000 per year along with comprehensive benefits and a hybrid work location.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in professional software development, ideally in startups.
• Ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in critical services.
• Experience in designing secure systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive architectural design and redesign of core backend services.
• Own production services running in Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• Use secure runtime and sandboxing technologies.

Skills

Backend systems and distributed services

Security best practices

Cloud-based infrastructure

Communication and collaboration skills

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

Azure

Job description

A leading enterprise AppGen platform provider in San Francisco seeks a seasoned software developer to design and maintain core backend services. The ideal candidate will have over six years of experience, particularly in startups, and possess strong skills in backend systems, security, and cloud infrastructure. Responsibilities include driving architectural designs, maintaining services in Amazon EKS, and ensuring robust security protocols. This position offers a competitive salary range of $163,800 to $306,000 per year along with comprehensive benefits and a hybrid work location.