Senior Backend Engineer (Go/Python) – Remote US

extrahopnetworks; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Health coverage

401(k) match

Educational reimbursement

Volunteer time off

Job summary

ExtraHop Networks is seeking a senior backend engineer to join a Middleware team building a fault-resilient platform powering customer-facing security features. The role covers public REST APIs, large-scale data pipelines, and configuration management across a fleet of services with a focus on reliability.

This remote-friendly US-based position favors candidates in the Seattle area. You will design and implement backend services in Go and Python, mentor teammates, and drive initiatives to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong Go and Python skills; API experience.
• PostgreSQL design or query optimization experience.
• Experience building scalable, highly available systems.
• Self-starter with solid communication in agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Go and Python.
• Lead code reviews and contribute to technical strategy in agile ceremonies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Address technical debt and improve code, tooling, and infrastructure.
• Build customer-facing features for security and incident response.
• Support database scalability, migrations, and high-throughput pipelines.

Skills

Go

Python

API design

PostgreSQL

Distributed systems

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Django

FastAPI

Job description

ExtraHop Networks is seeking a senior backend engineer to join a Middleware team building a fault-resilient platform powering customer-facing security features. The role covers public REST APIs, large-scale data pipelines, and configuration management across a fleet of services with a focus on reliability.

This remote-friendly US-based position favors candidates in the Seattle area. You will design and implement backend services in Go and Python, mentor teammates, and drive initiatives to