Senior Backend Engineer (Go) - Distributed Systems Leader

Xapply; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xapply seeks a Sr. Software Engineer - Backend in the United States to design and deliver scalable backend services using Go within a distributed systems landscape.

You will balance hands-on development with technical leadership across multiple teams to ensure performance, security, and maintainability. You will collaborate with Product, Design, Operations, Data Science, and Support while emphasizing testing, observability, and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Backend development in Go with distributed systems.
• Strong focus on testing, observability, and safe coding practices.
• Experience mentoring engineers and guiding architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services in Go.
• Lead technical directions and architectural decisions across teams.
• Ensure performance, security, and reliable production support.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

Security

Testing

Observability

Technical leadership

Production support

Architecture decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Go ecosystem (Go tooling)

Job description

Xapply seeks a Sr. Software Engineer - Backend in the United States to design and deliver scalable backend services using Go within a distributed systems landscape.

You will balance hands-on development with technical leadership across multiple teams to ensure performance, security, and maintainability. You will collaborate with Product, Design, Operations, Data Science, and Support while emphasizing testing, observability, and production readiness.