Senior or Staff Golang Engineer /Remote

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge AI startup is looking for a Senior or Staff Backend Engineer (Golang) to develop high-performance backend services supporting intelligent workplace tools. This fully remote role requires extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with Go, SQL, and API design. Benefits include medical insurance, unlimited vacation time, and a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Unlimited Vacation Time

Remote-First Team with Flexible Hours

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years using Go (Golang) in production.
• 2+ years working with SQL (and NoSQL) databases including schema design and performance tuning.
• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performance backend services to support intelligent workplace communication tools.
• Work on real-time APIs, data streaming, and scaling challenges.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to integrate ML-powered features.

Skills

Software engineering

Go (Golang)

SQL and NoSQL databases

RESTful and GraphQL APIs

Backend system design

Distributed computing

Microservices architecture

Scalable APIs

Job description

A cutting-edge AI startup is reimagining how teams communicate using real-time AI companions, and we’re looking for a Senior or Staff Backend Engineer (Golang) to scale our backend systems and infrastructure. This is a full‑time, fully remote role focused on building high‑performance backend services in Go to support intelligent workplace communication tools powered by modern AI.

This is your chance to work on truly meaningful problems at the intersection of backend engineering and applied AI. You’ll be part of a small, senior team building the backbone of our intelligent assistant platform, handling real‑time APIs, data streaming, system architecture, and scaling challenges.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years using Go (Golang) in production
• 2+ years working with SQL (and NoSQL) databases at both application and infrastructure levels, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning
• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs, with emphasis on integrating AI/ML inference endpoints and ensuring predictable SLAs
• Strong understanding of backend system design, distributed computing, and microservices architecture
• Experience building scalable APIs and backend infrastructure for real-time or data‑intensive systems
• Familiarity working alongside ML engineers to integrate or support ML‑powered features in production

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience supporting production ML workflows (e.g., model serving, inference infrastructure)
• Familiarity with real‑time messaging platforms or collaborative productivity tools
• Exposure to event‑driven architectures, data pipelines, or WebSockets
• Understanding of modern ML/AI trends (e.g., LLMs, vector databases, RAG), especially from a backend support perspective
• Prior experience contributing to system‑level performance optimization and observability

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 70% Golang backend development & infrastructure
• 30% ML systems integration and support

Daily Responsibilities

• 60% Hands‑On Engineering (coding, system design, debugging)
• 30% Architecture & Technical Planning
• 10% Collaboration with ML, Product, and Infra teams

The Offer

• Salary + Equity

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Unlimited Vacation Time
• Remote‑First Team with Flexible Hours

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full‑time basis now and in the future.