Senior Backend Engineer - Real-Time Distributed Systems

Takt; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance.

401(k) with employer match.

Unlimited PTO.

AI tools budget monthly.

MacBook Pro + dual 4K monitors

Job summary

Takt is hiring a senior backend engineer to design and build the distributed systems at the core of our warehouse intelligence platform. You’ll work across Go, Python, and Node.js, deploying on Google Kubernetes Engine to serve real-time views for warehouse operations.

You’ll own services end to end, mentor peers, and help shape scalable architectures with security by design. Local Reston, VA office, onsite four days a week; visa sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Hands-on production services in Go, Python, or Node.js.
• Experience designing and operating scalable distributed systems.
• Experience running services on Kubernetes in a cloud environment (GKE preferred).
• Strong SQL skills with large production datasets.
• Security-minded with least privilege data handling.
• Ownership and clear communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate scalable backend services in Go, Python, and Node.js.
• Build integrations from warehouse management, labor, automation, and robotics systems.
• Deploy and run services on Google Kubernetes Engine across multi-region environments.
• Model, store, and query data with Spanner and BigQuery.
• Design APIs and data pipelines for real-time views on floor devices.
• Maintain security with least-privilege access and data handling.
• Own services end to end from design to monitoring and incident follow-through.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and pairing.

Skills

Go

Python

Node.js/TypeScript

Kubernetes

SQL

Distributed systems design

Security mindset

Ownership & communication

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Dataflow

Job description

Takt is hiring a senior backend engineer to design and build the distributed systems at the core of our warehouse intelligence platform. You’ll work across Go, Python, and Node.js, deploying on Google Kubernetes Engine to serve real-time views for warehouse operations.

You’ll own services end to end, mentor peers, and help shape scalable architectures with security by design. Local Reston, VA office, onsite four days a week; visa sponsorship not available.