Staff Backend Engineer - Go & Platform Architect (Hybrid)

Kargo; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Kargo is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own technical direction across backend services and shared platform capabilities. This hybrid role requires onsite presence four days per week as the team scales to meet growing demand in the ad technology space.

The ideal candidate has deep Go experience and strong systems design fundamentals, with production exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential for driving cross-team initiatives and

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong fundamentals in APIs, service architecture, concurrency, data modeling, fault tolerance, and performance.
• Hands-on production experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
• Operational instincts: monitoring, incident response, and systemic follow-through.
• Ability to lead cross-team technical initiatives from problem definition to production rollout.

Responsibilities

• Own technical direction across backend services and shared platform capabilities.
• Translate ambiguous business needs into durable architecture and reliable execution.
• Lead cross-team initiatives from discovery through production rollout with observability and documented tradeoffs.
• Improve platform health through refactors or infrastructure investments.
• Elevate engineering effectiveness through tooling, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Go

Systems design

Cross-team leadership

Communication

Observability

Incident response

Production engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Kargo is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own technical direction across backend services and shared platform capabilities. This hybrid role requires onsite presence four days per week as the team scales to meet growing demand in the ad technology space.

The ideal candidate has deep Go experience and strong systems design fundamentals, with production exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential for driving cross-team initiatives and