Senior Back End Engineer
Location
California + 1 moreAll locations: California | New York
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
$185K - $225K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Back End Engineer
Troveo AI
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using microservices architecture • Build and operate production workloads on Kubernetes (deployments, services, ingress, autoscaling, Helm, etc.) • Work extensively with Elasticsearch - indexing, querying, aggregations, performance tuning, and cluster management • Apply distributed systems concepts to design fault-tolerant, highly available, and scalable systems • Optimize application performance and reliability in distributed and containerized environments • Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines with GitOps and Kubernetes-native deployments • Troubleshoot complex issues across services, Kubernetes clusters, and Elasticsearch • Improve system observability, monitoring, and alerting in distributed environments • Participate in architectural decisions and mentor engineers on distributed systems and Kubernetes best practices • Collaborate with platform teams to evolve internal tooling and developer experience
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience (strong backend focus)
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (minimum 3+ years running production workloads)
- Solid experience working with Elasticsearch (indexing strategies, query optimization, cluster scaling, etc.)
- Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts (consistency models, partitioning, replication, consensus, failure handling, CAP theorem, etc.)
- Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go, Python, Java, or TypeScript
- Experience with Docker and container orchestration
- Experience with cloud-managed Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or AKS)
- Good understanding of microservices architecture and inter-service communication patterns
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform preferred)
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage (100% employer-paid for employees)
- Flexible PTO & Paid Holidays: Unlimited PTO with encouragement to actually use it
- Remote First Policy: Work from anywhere in the US (with occasional team offsites)
- Learning & Growth: Annual learning stipend, access to top conferences, and direct mentorship from experienced founders
- Equity Ownership: Competitive equity package with clear growth potential as we scale
- Modern Tech Stack & Tools: Budget for the best equipment and software
- Strong Culture: High-trust, low-ego environment focused on impact, transparency, and work-life balance
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