Senior Software Engineer - Remote, Build Scalable Microservices

Proximity Works

United States

Remote

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Proximity Works is seeking an experienced software engineer with a strong foundation in Go/Java/Python to design and build highly scalable distributed systems. You will own backend services, mentor juniors, and collaborate with product managers for impactful outcomes.

Join a 100% remote team offering flexible hours and a competitive salary. You will work on microservices, cloud infrastructure, and API gateways to deliver reliable, high-performance software at scale.

Qualifications

  • 5–8 years of software development experience with Go/Java/Python

Responsibilities

  • Write clean, high-quality, high-performance code
  • Solve complex technical problems
  • Architect and design scalable platforms
  • Mentor junior engineers and participate in code reviews
  • Own backend systems and cloud infrastructure
  • Build RESTful services with API gateway metrics
  • Evaluate technologies and influence architecture decisions
  • Work with product managers and designers
  • Write documentation and engineering processes

Skills

Go
Java
Python
K8s
Docker
AWS
CI/CD
Communication
Self-starter

Education

CS degree (optional)

Tools

Springboot
Gin/Mux
ElasticSearch
Camel
ActiveMQ

Job description

Proximity Works is seeking an experienced software engineer with a strong foundation in Go/Java/Python to design and build highly scalable distributed systems. You will own backend services, mentor juniors, and collaborate with product managers for impactful outcomes.

Join a 100% remote team offering flexible hours and a competitive salary. You will work on microservices, cloud infrastructure, and API gateways to deliver reliable, high-performance software at scale.

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