Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go) Remote

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go) Remote • North America (Pacific to Eastern time zones) $180K – $230K (Base USD)

Our Client — Early-stage startup building secure enterprise-grade software.

You will

• Architect & build secure, scalable distributed microservices

• Design systems for high availability & enterprise workloads

• Implement robust audit logging & observability

• Design database schemas & write performant raw SQL

• Build/maintain production CI/CD pipelines & Kubernetes deployments

• Design/implement identity & access management integrations (OAuth, SAML, OIDC, WebAuthn)

• Contribute to compliance practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA)

• Partner across product, design & engineering

Requirements

Must have

• 6–20 years backend engineering experience

• Strong in Go (preferred) or Java

• Excellent CS fundamentals

• Broad backend expertise: APIs, databases, distributed systems, infra

• Owned end-to-end systems in startup or major production at big tech

• Built secure, scalable architectures

• Experience with IAM protocols: OAuth 2.0, SAML, OIDC, WebAuthn

• Familiarity with PKI, certificate authorities, corporate IT/security (MDM, endpoint)

• Implemented production audit logging

• Strong CI/CD concepts & Kubernetes experience

• Database schema design & raw SQL

• Worked with compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA

• CS degree from top program

Nice to have

• Identity company experience (e.g., Okta, OneLogin)

• Built customer-facing identity/security infra (not just internal)

Work authorization & reality

• Must be authorized to work in US or Canada

• No visa sponsorship

• Support for transfers & straightforward authorizations (e.g., TN status)

• Remote in North America time zones (no international)

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