VP - Senior Backend Engineer

Apex Systems; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESPP

401K program

HSA (Health Savings Account)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Certification discounts

Job summary

Everforth Apex in New York seeks a Vice President / Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale resilient backend platforms for payments, digital assets, and scalable financial services. Lead Go-based microservices with REST and gRPC, own CI/CD, testing, observability, and performance tuning.

Collaborate with product, architecture, and operations to ensure high availability and secure, compliant systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong backend engineering experience with Go (Golang).
• Experience designing microservices and API-driven platforms; REST and gRPC.
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale resilient backend platforms for payments, digital assets, and financial services.
• Lead microservices architecture and API development with REST and gRPC.
• Drive cloud-native services using Docker and Kubernetes; ensure high availability and security.
• Improve engineering quality with testing, CI/CD, observability, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, architecture, and operations teams to deliver reliable backend services.

Skills

Go

Microservices

REST

gRPC

Cloud-native

CI/CD

Observability

High-availability

Security

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Go

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

REST

gRPC

CI/CD

Job description

# VP - Senior Backend EngineerApply**Job#: 3041376****Job Description:**We’re seeking a future team member for the role of **Vice President / Senior Backend Engineer** to join our Team.**In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:**You will help design, build, and enhance resilient backend platforms that support payment infrastructure, digital asset connectivity, and scalable financial services capabilities.• Design and develop backend systems using Go (Golang) and modern engineering practices to support scalable, secure, and high-performing financial platforms.• Build and enhance microservices-based applications and APIs using REST and gRPC patterns to support internal and external integration needs.• Contribute to payment infrastructure solutions, including gateway services and integrations with payment providers and digital transaction flows.• Support blockchain gateway and digital asset enablement capabilities, including deposit token solutions, interbank payment flows, and related platform integrations.• Develop cloud-native services using containerisation technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.• Improve engineering quality through testing, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and operational monitoring.• Apply clean architecture principles to create maintainable, testable, and resilient software solutions.• Partner with product, engineering, architecture, and operations teams to deliver reliable and scalable backend services.• Support high-availability platform design and performance optimisation for critical financial systems.• Contribute to continuous improvement across development workflows, deployment practices, and production support.**Additional Requirements**• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.• Highly self-motivated and proactive.• Strong focus on software quality, scalability, and reliability.• Ability to work effectively in agile and fast-paced engineering environments.• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.• Commitment to continuous learning and engineering best practices.**To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:****EDUCATION**• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.• Additional technical training or certifications in cloud, systems administration, or software engineering are a plus.**EXPERIENCE**• Strong experience in backend software engineering with hands-on delivery in modern programming languages, including Go (Golang).• Experience designing and building microservices architectures and API-driven platforms.• Experience with REST and gRPC service development.• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and software delivery best practices.• Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, scalability, performance tuning, and high-availability systems.• Experience supporting payment infrastructure, payment gateway integrations, or transaction-processing platforms.• Exposure to blockchain or digital asset infrastructure, including gateway or interbank payment solutions, is a plus.• Experience working in financial systems or regulated technology environments is preferred. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** FullTime**Location:** New York, NY, US**Job Type:** Applications and Data Management**Date Posted:** July 10, 2026**Pay Range:** $100,000 - $200,000