Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go) Remote • North America (Pacific to Eastern time zones) $180K – $230K (Base USD)
Our Client — Early-stage startup building secure enterprise-grade software.
You will
Architect & build secure, scalable distributed microservices
Design systems for high availability & enterprise workloads
Implement robust audit logging & observability
Design database schemas & write performant raw SQL
Build/maintain production CI/CD pipelines & Kubernetes deployments
Design/implement identity & access management integrations (OAuth, SAML, OIDC, WebAuthn)
Contribute to compliance practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA)
Partner across product, design & engineering
Requirements
Must have
6–20 years backend engineering experience
Strong in Go (preferred) or Java
Excellent CS fundamentals
Broad backend expertise: APIs, databases, distributed systems, infra
Owned end-to-end systems in startup or major production at big tech
Built secure, scalable architectures
Experience with IAM protocols: OAuth 2.0, SAML, OIDC, WebAuthn
Familiarity with PKI, certificate authorities, corporate IT/security (MDM, endpoint)
Implemented production audit logging
Strong CI/CD concepts & Kubernetes experience
Database schema design & raw SQL
Worked with compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA
CS degree from top program
Nice to have
Identity company experience (e.g., Okta, OneLogin)
Built customer-facing identity/security infra (not just internal)
Work authorization & reality
Must be authorized to work in US or Canada
No visa sponsorship
Support for transfers & straightforward authorizations (e.g., TN status)
Remote in North America time zones (no international)
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