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Senior Backend Software Engineer – Distributed Systems
Location
United States
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
$175K - $200K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Backend Software Engineer – Distributed Systems
HavocAI
• Drive execution and technical excellence across backend projects • Set engineering standards, conduct code reviews, and guide architectural decisions • Contribute to backend roadmap and delivery in partnership with product and engineering leadership • Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement • Design, build, and maintain scalable, highly concurrent backend services in Go • Architect distributed systems that support high throughput, reliability, and real-time operations • Define service boundaries, APIs, and data models across systems • Design services for high availability and fault tolerance across availability zones • Evolve singleton services into multi-zone, distributed deployments • Optimize backend systems for performance, scalability, and resilience • Identify and resolve bottlenecks in distributed systems and concurrency-heavy workloads • Ensure systems meet high standards for uptime and operational reliability • Improve observability, maintainability, and operational readiness of backend services • Partner with frontend, platform, autonomy, and embedded teams to integrate services across applications and devices • Support end-to-end system design from edge devices to cloud infrastructure • Contribute to system-level architecture across the stack • Help align backend capabilities with product, platform, and mission needs • Enforce secure development practices across backend systems • Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and reliability • Support technical reviews, design discussions, and production readiness efforts • Build systems with security, scalability, and long-term maintainability in mind
Job Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in backend engineering, distributed systems engineering, or related software engineering roles
- Strong expertise in Go and building highly concurrent systems
- Experience designing and operating highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems at scale
- Experience with consensus and coordination primitives, such as etcd, Raft, leader election, or similar patterns for multi-zone deployments
- Strong API design and system architecture skills
- Experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments
- Deep understanding of performance optimization, data structures, and system design
- Ability to drive projects from concept through production
- Strong technical judgment and ability to operate independently in fast-moving environments
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Benefits
- 100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families
- Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
- Ability to participate in the companies 401k program (Matching)
- Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum
- Equity Package
- Work / Home Office Stipend
- Global Entry
- 16 Week Paid Parental Leave
- Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend
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