Senior Backend Software Engineer (Fully Remote)

Undisclosed; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Undisclosed in the United States is seeking an experienced backend software engineer to own end-to-end distributed systems—from initial design to production delivery—with a strong emphasis on autonomy.

You will build and optimize the core data syncing engine for large-scale movement, develop real-time streaming via webhooks and queues, and shape scalable architectures in a fast-growing startup.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of backend software engineering experience with deep distributed systems expertise.
• Production experience with Kafka, SQL databases, Kubernetes, Docker, and message queues.
• Strong systems design fundamentals and experience scaling systems through significant growth.

Responsibilities

• Own projects from initial design through production delivery with significant autonomy.
• Build and optimize the core data syncing engine for large-scale data movement.
• Develop streaming capabilities for real-time syncing from sources such as webhooks and message queues.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend engineering

Systems design

Scaling

Tools

Kafka

SQL databases

Kubernetes

Docker

Message queues

Job description

• Own projects from initial design through production delivery with significant autonomy.
• Build and optimize the core data syncing engine for large-scale data movement.
• Develop streaming capabilities for real-time syncing from sources such as webhooks and message queues.

What We're Looking For:

• At least 7 years of backend software engineering experience with deep distributed systems expertise.
• Production experience with Kafka, SQL databases, Kubernetes, Docker, and message queues.
• Strong systems design fundamentals and experience scaling systems through significant growth.
• Base salary range of $180,000 to $320,000 USD annually.
• Visa sponsorship is available.

Location:

• Remote, United States.

They are a data activation platform company building a distributed data syncing engine for reliable, high-performance data movement. Their culture emphasizes autonomy and ownership, typical of a high-growth startup environment.