Staff Backend Engineer – Real-Time Data Platform

Formal; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 180 000 - 260 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

100% medical, dental & vision coverage

Flexible PTO

Resumo da oferta

Formal is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design and build a high performance data platform capable of real-time data processing. You will own features end-to-end, from research through production, and help scale services as traffic grows.

We value ownership, clear communication, and a strong focus on performance. The role requires deep expertise in Golang, streaming data (Kafka, Pub/Sub), and modern cloud tooling, with a path to impactful leadership.

Qualificações

• 6+ years of relevant software development experience building data-intensive software platforms.
• You value code simplicity and performance.
• Strong knowledge of Golang and its ecosystem.
• Experience with streaming data processing frameworks such as Apache Kafka and Google Pub/Sub.
• Experience debugging and optimizing complex production systems.
• Experience working in DBs, OS, networking, or other systems-level environments.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes) and infrastructure as a code technologies (Terraform).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team.
• You are a strong problem solver and have solid production debugging skills.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop a high performance data platform that can handle large volumes of data in real-time
• Build new product features from start to finish through to research, implementation, and maintenance
• Help improve performance and reliability of net new and existing features
• Lead any initiative you think may have a strong impact on Formal
• Design scalable services as Formal grows and processes more traffic

Conhecimentos

Golang

Backend system design

Real-time data processing

Distributed systems

Docker/Kubernetes

Terraform

Production debugging

Communication

Ferramentas

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Apache Kafka

Google Pub/Sub

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Formal is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design and build a high performance data platform capable of real-time data processing. You will own features end-to-end, from research through production, and help scale services as traffic grows.

We value ownership, clear communication, and a strong focus on performance. The role requires deep expertise in Golang, streaming data (Kafka, Pub/Sub), and modern cloud tooling, with a path to impactful leadership.