Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer - Remote Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential. Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer Location: 100% Remote (U.S.) Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2 Salary Range: $100,000–$175,000 Annually Experience Required: 10+ years Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position. Job Summary We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer 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. The ideal candidate will combine strong fundamentals in computer science with practical, battle-tested experience operating distributed systems at scale, and will be comfortable navigating the trade-offs between consistency, availability, and latency. Key Responsibilities Design and implement large-scale distributed backend systems using Java, Go, Scala, or similar high-performance languagesArchitect data partitioning, replication, and consistency strategies appropriate to each workload’s requirementsBuild resilient APIs and event-driven services with strong observability, idempotency, and graceful degradation patternsOptimize systems for latency, throughput, and cost, using profiling, benchmarking, and load testingLead detailed architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and trade-off analysesImplement robust failure-handling patterns including retries, timeouts, circuit breakers, bulkheads, and saga workflowsDesign and operate data stores at scale, including relational, key-value, document, and search enginesBuild comprehensive observability into services with structured logs, metrics, and distributed tracingDrive incident response and post-incident learning for critical backend servicesMentor mid-level engineers and lead by example in code quality, design, and operational rigorPartner with SRE and platform teams to drive reliability improvements and reduce operational toilContribute to long-term architecture and platform strategy, helping shape multi-year technical roadmaps and ensuring near-term execution remains aligned with the broader engineering directionMaintain comprehensive, current technical documentation — including architecture diagrams, design decisions, configuration references, runbooks, and operational procedures — so that the system remains supportable, auditable, and easy to onboard new engineers onto over time Required Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related disciplineTen or more years of professional backend engineering experience, with significant time on distributed systemsStrong programming skills in Java, Go, Scala, or similarDeep understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, replication, and CAP trade-offsHands-on experience with high-throughput message systems such as KafkaExperience operating systems at scale, including capacity planning and performance tuningStrong SQL skills and experience with both relational and NoSQL data storesHands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skillsExcellent communication, documentation, and mentorship skills How to Apply Would you like to know more about this opportunity? For immediate consideration, please send your resume to venkat.r@bvteck.com or contact us at (908) 505-3899. Learn more about Bright Vision Technologies at www.bvteck.com. Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall. BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Powered by JazzHR BIVDU4MW4z