Senior Backend Platform Engineer - Remote

Bright Vision Technologies; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to design, build, and operate core platform services for high-throughput systems. This role focuses on backend platform capabilities, including request routing, data fan-out, caching, and durable event processing, enabling other engineering teams to ship products at scale.

You will work on distributed systems with strong platform-engineering instincts, prioritize internal developer experience, and lead multi-quarter platform

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of professional backend or platform engineering experience.
• Proven track record building internal platforms or shared services consumed by multiple engineering teams.
• Strong, hands-on expertise designing distributed systems with focus on consistency, availability, latency, and failure‑mode behavior.
• Advanced proficiency in at least one major backend language such as Java, Go, Scala, Rust, or modern C++.
• Deep understanding of high-throughput messaging, streaming, and event-driven architectures using technologies such as Kafka, Pulsar, or NATS.
• Strong working knowledge of data storage systems across relational, key-value, document, and search workloads.
• Proven experience leading multi-quarter platform initiatives across teams, including stakeholder management and technical decision-making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to author crisp technical design documents and present trade-offs clearly.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and shape engineering culture through code review, design review, and onboarding contributions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate foundational backend platforms and services.
• Lead platform initiatives across teams and manage technical decisions.
• Ensure scalable, low-latency performance with robust monitoring and reliability.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Java

Go

Scala

Rust

C++

Kafka

Pulsar

NATS

Kubernetes

Leadership

Technical design

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Pulsar

NATS

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to design, build, and operate core platform services for high-throughput systems. This role focuses on backend platform capabilities, including request routing, data fan-out, caching, and durable event processing, enabling other engineering teams to ship products at scale.

You will work on distributed systems with strong platform-engineering instincts, prioritize internal developer experience, and lead multi-quarter platform