Software Developer - Backend
About the role
We believe that communication belongs to everyone. TextNow is redefining how people connect by combining simplicity, intelligence, and accessibility. As a Software Developer - Backend, you’ll shape the systems, architecture, and tooling that make these advancements possible.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and sustain high-performance, scalable backend services using Go microservices and modern cloud-native tooling.
- Lead architectural modernization and modularization to improve scalability, observability, and developer velocity.
- Define and own the entire lifecycle of your systems: API design, data modeling, deployment (CI/CD), live-traffic monitoring, integration and load testing, telemetry & data analysis, experiment design (A/B tests), and continuous iteration.
- Influence and evolve our architecture: propose and lead initiatives to decompose monoliths, migrate legacy code, build shared frameworks and reusable service components; evaluate new backend technologies and lead their adoption.
- Apply AI-driven tools and automation frameworks to speed up development, code analysis, testing, and reliability.
- Leverage intelligent telemetry, analytics, and optimization pipelines to improve service performance and resilience.
- Define observability standards, telemetry pipelines, and fault-tolerance strategies for production-grade distributed systems.
- Partner closely with product, mobile, and data teams to deliver seamless, high-quality experiences across all platforms.
- Drive technical discussions, mentor developers, and influence strategic direction across backend and infrastructure domains.
Qualifications
- Deep expertise in Go, with additional experience in PHP for legacy systems is a plus.
- Proven track record of architecting modular, maintainable, and high-performance microservices.
- Strong background in system design, observability, and performance optimization.
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Argo CD, Protobuf, CI/CD pipelines, and auto-scaling architectures.
- Experience using AI and automation to improve developer velocity, reliability, or system intelligence.
Benefits
This role is part of a broader effort to build resilient, intelligent, and highly scalable backend systems that serve millions of users worldwide. We offer a competitive salary range, including base salaries ranging from $136,300 to $273,900 per year, depending on location and experience. Our benefits package includes:
- Free phone service
- Strong work-life balance
- Employee stock options
- Unlimited vacation
- 12 paid holidays per year
- Competitive pay
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Short-term and long-term disability
- $750 annual wellness benefit or healthcare spending account
- 401(k) matching
- Parental leave for eligible employees
- Learning and development opportunities
Pay
The base salary range for this role is: $136,300 - $273,900 per year
Schedule
Full-time position
Skills
- Go programming language
- PHP for legacy systems
- System design
- Observability
- Performance optimization
- AWS, Kubernetes, Argo CD, Protobuf
- CI/CD pipelines
- Auto-scaling architectures
- AI and automation
Benefits
Free phone service
Strong work life blend
Employee stock options
Unlimited vacation
12 paid holidays per year
Competitive pay
Health, dental, and vision benefits
Short-term & long-term disability
$750 annual wellness benefit or healthcare spending account
401(K) matching
Parental leave for eligible employees
Learning & Development opportunities
Company Culture
We are proud of the culture that we’ve built at TextNow, but one of the most common questions we hear is 'how do you continue to sustain it as the world and the company continues to change?' The reality is that we’re only able to keep up because each and every TextNovian contributes to our culture through being involved, by living our values, sharing feedback, embracing change, and more!
Diversity and Inclusion
We aim to make every person who joins TextNow feel like they belong, valued, and able to be their authentic selves at work. We are all accountable for creating an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging for one another. By doing this together, we’ll make TextNow better for everyone.
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.