Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics Instrumentation (Golang)

Commensurate with experience

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps.

About the role

The role focuses on building the next generation of analytics instrumentation infrastructure that enables data-driven product decisions at scale. You will design and evolve backend platforms that collect, process, and deliver high-quality product usage data across complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of a unified data collection platform using Golang and modern cloud-native technologies, ensuring reliability, scalability, and broad adoption across engineering teams.
• Build and maintain backend systems that improve the collection, transmission, and quality of product usage and billing data across SaaS and self-managed environments.
• Drive technical decisions that balance platform usability, system performance, observability, data integrity, and long-term maintainability.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, analytics, and data teams to deliver shared solutions that support evidence-based decision-making.
• Provide technical guidance during operational incidents, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and service reliability improvements.
• Mentor other engineers through thoughtful code reviews, design discussions, documentation, and knowledge sharing to strengthen engineering practices and collaboration.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience building and operating backend, platform, or infrastructure systems in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in Golang, with hands-on experience designing and maintaining production-grade services.
• Proven ability to develop scalable, reliable backend solutions that serve internal and external users.
• Experience making architectural decisions involving reliability, performance, observability, data quality, and system trade-offs.
• Familiarity with cloud-native technologies, distributed systems, and open-source development practices.
• Experience collaborating effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders, including product, engineering, and data organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and contribute to clear technical direction through documentation and collaboration.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to thrive in a remote, highly collaborative environment.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including a base salary range of $117,600-$252,000 USD depending on experience, location, and level.
• Comprehensive benefits supporting health, financial security, and overall well-being.
• Flexible paid time off to support work-life balance.
• Equity compensation and employee stock purchase opportunities.
• Professional growth and development resources to support continuous learning.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Access to employee resource groups and inclusive workplace initiatives.
• Fully remote work environment with opportunities to collaborate with a global engineering community.