Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Blue Sky; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Bluesky is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to build and maintain the infrastructure powering moderation, anti-spam, and user safety. You will work with internal ops and product teams to deliver high-scale services for rapid abuse prevention.

The role emphasizes design and implementation of pipelines, ETLs, and backend scaling, with a strong focus on data infrastructure and observability. This is a fully remote position with PST overlap and a possible Seattle onsite component.

Qualifications

• Must have 10+ years of extensive experience with Go.
• Strong fundamentals in programming and software engineering.
• Built scalable backend systems (1M+ ops/sec).
• Experience with databases (Postgres, MySQL, SQLite).
• Experience with data stores (Scylla/Cassandra, Redis, ClickHouse).
• Experience with search systems (Elasticsearch).
• Experience in social app infrastructure at large scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-volume pipelines and databases.
• Manage and create ETLs powering automated abuse-prevention.
• Assist with scaling backends for internal tools.
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate safety systems.
• Develop monitoring and observability for data infrastructure.

Skills

Go

Backend

Distributed systems

Databases

ETL pipelines

Search systems

Scalability

Job description

Engineering Remote (overlap with PST) Full-time

Bluesky's vision is to make social more like the web itself. We're building a social media app , but beyond that, we've created a protocol that supports a broad ecosystem of applications and clients. Imagine a network of applications — from microblogging to photos to video to long-form writing — all interconnected and accessible with a shared identity.

As a Senior Backend Developer, you’ll be responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure that powers moderation, anti-spam, and user safety. You’ll work closely with our internal operations and product team to build high-scale services for rapid detection and prevention of abuse.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain high-volume pipelines and databases
• Manage and create ETLs that power automated abuse-prevention
• Assist with the scaling and implementation of the backends for internal tools
• Work closely with engineers across the organization to integrate safety systems in all our products
• Develop monitoring and observability solutions for data infrastructure

You might be a good fit if you:

• Must have 10+ years of extensive experience with Go
• Have strong fundamental programming and software engineering skills
• Have built scalable backend systems (1M+ ops/sec) (e.g. data services, load balancers, etc.)
• Have familiarity with the upper limits of operating systems, networks, and storage.
• Have significant experience with database systems (e.g. Postgres, MySQL, SQLite)
• Have some experience with other data stores (e.g. Scylla/Cassandra, Redis, ClickHouse)
• Have some experience with search systems (e.g. Elasticsearch)
• Like working on small, fast-moving teams
• Previous experience working on infrastructure for social apps at large scale

We’re a fully remote team, but an overlap of working hours with PST is required, and for this role, proximity and willingness to travel to Seattle is a plus. P lease note, there may be an on-site component to these interviews. We offer health, dental, and vision insurance.

Additional Notes:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $270,000, excluding equity. Equity will be considered in the total compensation package. The final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

Senior Software Engineer, Backend · Remote (overlap with PST) · Full-time