Backend API Engineer

Backend API Engineer (Golang)

We're partnering with an innovative, growing technology company developing advanced software solutions for complex, data-intensive environments. Their platform helps organizations better understand, analyze, and manage critical infrastructure through sophisticated data processing and real-time intelligence.

They're looking for a Backend API Engineer to join their engineering team, taking ownership of designing, building, and optimizing high-performance APIs that power their core platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance RESTful APIs using Golang (Go) .
• Build and optimize API endpoints for reliability, security, and performance.
• Work with PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, including schema design, query optimization, and performance troubleshooting.
• Understand and navigate complex, interconnected software architectures to trace data flows and resolve technical issues.
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, systems architects, and product teams to deliver new functionality.
• Apply networking fundamentals to ensure APIs perform reliably across different infrastructure environments.
• Troubleshoot production issues spanning application, database, and network layers.
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to engineering best practices, and support continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Professional experience developing backend software and APIs using Golang .
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design, development, and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
• Proficiency in SQL, database performance optimization, and efficient query design.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals, including concurrency, data structures, and error handling.
• Experience working with complex software architectures and interconnected services.
• Understanding of API security principles, including authentication, authorization, and rate limiting.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently within a remote engineering team.

Desirable Experience

• Experience developing software for cybersecurity, networking, infrastructure, or data-intensive platforms.
• Familiarity with network protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/S, DNS, and DHCP.
• Experience with packet processing or low-level network programming.
• Knowledge of Golang concurrency patterns and performance optimization.
• Experience with OpenAPI or similar API documentation frameworks.
• Additional programming experience with C, C++, or Rust.
• Experience working in smaller engineering teams or fast-paced technology environments.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Fully Remote: Work remotely from anywhere within the United States.
• Technical Ownership: Play a meaningful role in developing and scaling a sophisticated software platform.
• Interesting Engineering Challenges: Work on high-performance APIs, complex systems, networking, and data processing.
• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with experienced engineers across backend, frontend, systems, and product development.
• Career Growth: Join a growing organization where your technical contributions can directly influence product development and engineering direction.

Interested?

If you're a Golang engineer who enjoys building robust backend systems, solving challenging technical problems, and working on innovative technology, we'd love to hear from you.