Senior API Developer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior API Developer with deep expertise in distributed systems to design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services that power mission-critical workloads. In this role you will architect the core platforms that other engineering teams build on, focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services
• Architect the core platforms that other engineering teams build on
• Focus on scalability, reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices
• Lead complex technical initiatives across multiple teams
• Experience leading complex technical initiatives across multiple teams
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based platforms in production
• Exposure to service-mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Familiarity with chaos engineering practices and tools

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• 6+ years of professional backend engineering experience, with significant time on distributed systems
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Scala, or similar
• Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, replication, and CAP trade-offs
• Hands-on experience with high-throughput message systems such as Kafka
• Strong SQL skills and experience with both relational and NoSQL data stores
• Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience leading complex technical initiatives across multiple teams
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based platforms in production
• Exposure to service-mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Familiarity with chaos engineering practices and tools
• Open-source contributions to relevant distributed systems projects

Skills

• Java, Go, Scala, or similar
• Distributed systems concepts, including consensus, replication, and CAP trade-offs
• Kafka
• SQL
• Major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Kubernetes-based platforms in production
• Service-mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Chaos engineering practices and tools
• Open-source contributions to relevant distributed systems projects

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$100,000–$150,000 Annually

Schedule

Full-time, Direct W2