Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud & Microservices

Lightning AI; Redmond (WA); Hybrid; USD 206,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Equity

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO

Winter break

Parental leave

Learning allowance

Wellness stipend

Hybrid work

Job summary

Lightning AI in Redmond, WA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement microservices-based architecture for core platform services. The role allows occasional telecommuting within commuting distance of the Redmond office.

Responsibilities include building RESTful APIs, automating infrastructure provisioning, cloud integrations, and mentoring teammates. Bachelor's degree with 5 years in backend/distributed systems is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software or computer engineering or close equivalent.
• At least 5 years of backend/distributed systems experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms and container orchestration is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Develop automation for infrastructure provisioning.
• Integrate with AWS, GCP, and Azure cloud services.
• Contribute to technical design decisions and architecture planning.
• Review code and mentor junior engineers; participate in sprint planning.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and disaster recovery strategies.

Skills

Backend systems

Distributed

Go

Python

Java

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

IaC

Networking & security

Education

B.S. in Software/CS

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Lightning AI in Redmond, WA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement microservices-based architecture for core platform services. The role allows occasional telecommuting within commuting distance of the Redmond office.

Responsibilities include building RESTful APIs, automating infrastructure provisioning, cloud integrations, and mentoring teammates. Bachelor's degree with 5 years in backend/distributed systems is required.