Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable Microservices Lead

BluJuniper; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible work environment

Meaningful ownership over technical direction

Job summary

BluJuniper is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement secure backend services supporting complex operational needs. This full-time role in Washington, DC emphasizes collaboration across engineering, AI/ML, and product teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency in Go, C++, or a similar programming language, and at least 5 years of experience in backend or systems engineering. This hybrid position offers competitive compensation and benefits for eligible employees.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend or systems engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go, C++, Java, Rust, or similar programming languages.
• Experience designing cloud-based architectures on AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services using Go and C++.
• Build platform services supporting rules, workflow logic, and secure operational history.
• Contribute to data exchange capabilities and integration patterns.

Skills

Go

C++

Java

Rust

Apache Kafka

Cloud Architecture

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Job description

BluJuniper is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement secure backend services supporting complex operational needs. This full-time role in Washington, DC emphasizes collaboration across engineering, AI/ML, and product teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency in Go, C++, or a similar programming language, and at least 5 years of experience in backend or systems engineering. This hybrid position offers competitive compensation and benefits for eligible employees.