Backend Engineer, SaaS (Remote - US)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Backend Engineer, SaaS in United States.

As a Backend Engineer in the SaaS domain, you will play a key role in building and maintaining highly scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-based services. You will collaborate with a globally distributed engineering team to design and implement modern microservices, leveraging containerized environments, serverless architectures, and public cloud platforms. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to the evolution of a modern data protection platform, and influence the quality and reliability of services used by thousands of customers worldwide. You will actively participate in design discussions, code reviews, and production support, shaping both the technical direction and operational excellence of the platform. The environment emphasizes high-quality code, testing, automation, and a strong focus on scalability and reliability.

Accountabilities

• Design, develop, and maintain highly reliable and scalable SaaS microservices using Golang and other modern programming languages.
• Integrate services with various cloud-based managed solutions and ensure operational excellence in production environments.
• Participate in on-call rotations to support service reliability and incident resolution.
• Collaborate with a distributed engineering team to review code, provide feedback, and drive technical discussions.
• Take ownership of service performance, efficiency, and reliability in a cloud environment.
• Contribute to technical design discussions, architecture decisions, and best practices across the team.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, automated testing, and security practices.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven experience designing, building, and implementing SaaS or large-scale cloud services on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Expertise in modern programming languages such as Go, Java, Scala, or Rust.
• Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and scalable, concurrent systems.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
• Passion for high-quality code, extensibility, testing, and automation.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills within distributed teams.

Preferred:

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other container orchestration tools.
• Previous work in the data protection or cloud backup industry.

• Unlimited PTO and 3 company-wide “wellness” days per year.
• Paid holidays and volunteer leave.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options, including employer contributions.
• Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Family planning support, including fertility, adoption, and parental resources.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support.
• 401(k) plan.
• Professional development opportunities: on-demand learning, mentoring, workshops, and training libraries.
• Remote work flexibility within the United States.
• Base salary range: $136,500–$195,000 OTE (inclusive of base and variable pay).

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the three candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

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