Senior Go Engineer - Scalable Distributed Systems (Remote)

Liftoff; Texas; Remote; USD 151,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Liftoff is seeking a Software Engineer to help scale our AI-powered performance marketing platform. You will own backend services, work on distributed systems, and ship code frequently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Required: 5+ years of software engineering, CS degree, strong CS fundamentals, and cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP). Go is a plus; Kafka is a nice-to-have. This remote-friendly role can be based in the US with salary in the range listed for Austin.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, systems design).
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience building high-scale distributed systems and backend architectures.
• Self-motivated and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end features and collaborate with a small, world-class team.
• Ship code frequently and measure impact on users and revenue.
• Contribute to engineering excellence with testing and reviews.
• Develop expertise in Go and other cutting-edge technologies.
• Join a nimble, experienced engineering team.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Backend architecture

Cloud platforms

Algorithms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

Job description

Liftoff is seeking a Software Engineer to help scale our AI-powered performance marketing platform. You will own backend services, work on distributed systems, and ship code frequently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Required: 5+ years of software engineering, CS degree, strong CS fundamentals, and cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP). Go is a plus; Kafka is a nice-to-have. This remote-friendly role can be based in the US with salary in the range listed for Austin.