Senior Go Backend Engineer - SaaS, AWS & Kafka

ACV Auctions; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ACV Auctions is seeking a Software Engineer to join the ACV Retail - Viper Teams and contribute to our SaaS product's backend. You will work on Go Lang features and services hosted in AWS with Postgres and NoSQL databases.

The ideal candidate has a strong track record architecting enterprise applications in Go and Node.js, with a passion for high-quality code and collaborative development. Responsibilities include building scalable services, implementing event-driven designs with Kafka, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years building SaaS apps with Go or Node.js.
• Experience designing enterprise systems at scale.
• Strong knowledge of cloud (AWS) and databases.
• Proven ability to integrate with 3rd-party APIs.
• Hands-on with Kafka and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD and modern DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop services using Go, Postgres, and NoSQL.
• Design scalable systems with high reliability and performance.
• Build Kafka-based event processing services.
• Collaborate on interfaces and third-party integrations.
• Own initiatives end-to-end from discovery to production.
• Drive observability, incident response, and on-call practices.
• Mentor peers and enforce code quality through reviews.

Skills

Go Lang

Node.JS

C#

Distributed systems

Education

BS in Computer Science or related

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

SQL Server

Job description

ACV Auctions is seeking a Software Engineer to join the ACV Retail - Viper Teams and contribute to our SaaS product's backend. You will work on Go Lang features and services hosted in AWS with Postgres and NoSQL databases.

The ideal candidate has a strong track record architecting enterprise applications in Go and Node.js, with a passion for high-quality code and collaborative development. Responsibilities include building scalable services, implementing event-driven designs with Kafka, and