Senior Go Software Engineer Full Time NEW

In this role, you will help build and scale the backend systems powering cloud-based scientific research and laboratory automation. You will design and maintain high-performance services and APIs that enable researchers to remotely orchestrate complex experiments and process real-time scientific data. You will work in a highly collaborative environment alongside engineers, scientists, and product designers, contributing directly to technical architecture and product direction. The role involves solving complex challenges across distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and data-intensive applications. You will play a key part in ensuring system reliability, scalability, and security while working with modern backend technologies. This position offers strong ownership within a small, high-impact team shaping the future of scientific computing.

Accountabilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs with a focus on performance, reliability, and security
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and product teams to translate laboratory and research needs into technical solutions
• Contribute to technical and product direction, helping define features, architecture, and system design decisions
• Ensure high availability of services through observability, monitoring, and participation in on-call rotations
• Review code, troubleshoot performance issues, and resolve security or reliability concerns in production systems
• Develop services for real-time data ingestion, processing, and simulation execution in cloud-based environments
• Work on distributed systems and data platforms supporting complex scientific workflows and multi-tenant architectures
• Promote and enforce best practices for clean, maintainable, and high-quality software engineering

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend software engineering experience building production-grade systems
• 6+ years of hands-on cloud development experience, preferably with AWS
• Strong proficiency in backend development using Go, Python, or Rust
• Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL database systems in production environments
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and scalable backend architectures
• Experience working in startups or fast-paced, high-growth engineering environments
• Full software development lifecycle experience, from design to deployment and maintenance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and collaboratively

Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and market benchmarks
• Fully remote work flexibility within the United States
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge scientific computing and lab automation technology
• High-impact role with strong ownership and influence on product and technical direction
• Collaborative, small-team environment with direct access to engineers and scientists
• Exposure to modern cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and advanced backend engineering challenges
• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful scientific innovation and research acceleration

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