Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud Platform

goteleport; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Annual expense budget

Time-off and recovery policies

Retirement savings plans

Professional development support

Job summary

goteleport is seeking an experienced Go engineer to design and enhance a cloud platform delivering infrastructure identity and security services at scale. You will work across platform architecture and implementation with a focus on reliability, performance, networking, security, and integrations, primarily in Go, while collaborating with multiple engineering teams.

The role emphasizes building scalable, high-performance systems, strong Kubernetes capabilities, and cloud services expertise.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience with Go.
• Strong Kubernetes skills, including controllers and API extensions.
• Experience building scalable, high-performance systems.
• Experience with security and cloud services (AWS) and Linux networking.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship cloud platform capabilities, including multi-cluster Kubernetes operators and runtime services.
• Improve networking, performance, security, and external connections.
• Develop systems that support zero-downtime upgrades for long-lived connections.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams and expand technical expertise.

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

Security

AWS

Linux

Networking

Collaboration

Job description

Role overview

Build and improve a cloud platform that delivers infrastructure identity and security services at scale. The work spans platform architecture and implementation, with a focus on reliability, performance, networking, security, and integrations. Most development is in Go, alongside close collaboration across engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship cloud platform capabilities, including multi-cluster Kubernetes operators and runtime services.
• Improve networking, performance, security, and connections to external systems.
• Develop systems that support reliable, zero-downtime upgrades for services with long-lived connections.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams and continue expanding technical expertise.

Requirements

• Extensive professional experience with Go.
• Strong Kubernetes skills, including building controllers and extending Kubernetes through APIs.
• Track record developing scalable, reliable, high-performance systems.
• Experience with software security and a strong interest in security work.
• Proficiency with AWS or other cloud services, plus Linux systems engineering and networking experience.
• Curiosity, honesty, and a collaborative, low-ego approach.

Nice to have

• Significant open-source contributions.
• Familiarity with Envoy or Cilium, or experience in cryptography engineering.

Benefits and work setup

The position is remote-first in a globally distributed organization. Listed benefits include health coverage, an annual expense budget, time-off and recovery policies, retirement savings plans, and professional development support.