Senior Backend Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; Farmington Hills (MI); Remote; USD 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for a 100% remote role in the U.S. This technology consulting and software development firm delivers cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

You will design and operate high-throughput backend services powering mission-critical workloads. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of backend experience with distributed systems, strong Java/Go/Scala skills, and hands-on experience with Kafka and cloud platforms

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or related field.
• 7+ years of backend engineering experience with distributed systems.
• Strong Java/Go/Scala and cloud experience.
• Experience with Kafka and SQL/NoSQL data stores.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate large-scale backend services.
• Architect core platforms for scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Balance consistency, availability, and latency in distributed systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and document systems.

Skills

Java

Go

Scala

Distributed systems

Kafka

SQL

NoSQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Education

Bachelor’s or Master in CS

Tools

Kubernetes

Istio

Linkerd

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Senior Backend Engineer– Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

Senior Backend Engineer– Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range: $100,000–$112,000 Annually

Experience Required: 7+ years

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems to design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services that power mission-critical workloads. In this role you will architect the core platforms that other engineering teams build on, focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices. The ideal candidate will combine strong fundamentals in computer science with practical, battle-tested experience operating distributed systems at scale, and will be comfortable navigating the trade-offs between consistency, availability, and latency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Six or more years of professional backend engineering experience, with significant time on distributed systems
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Scala, or similar
• Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, replication, and CAP trade-offs
• Hands-on experience with high-throughput message systems such as Kafka
• Experience operating systems at scale, including capacity planning and performance tuning
• Strong SQL skills and experience with both relational and NoSQL data stores
• Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills
• Excellent communication, documentation, and mentorship skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading complex technical initiatives across multiple teams
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based platforms in production
• Exposure to service-mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Familiarity with chaos engineering practices and tools
• Open-source contributions to relevant distributed systems projects

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.