TextNow · 2 weeks ago
Software Developer — Backend
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$124K/yr - $249K/yrTextNow is redefining how people connect by combining simplicity, intelligence, and accessibility. As a Software Developer - Backend, you will design, develop, and sustain high-performance backend services while shaping the systems and architecture that support them.
MessagingMobileSocial NetworkTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and sustain high-performance, scalable backend services using Go microservices and modern cloud-native tooling
Lead architectural modernization and modularization to improve scalability, observability, and developer velocity
Define and own the entire lifecycle of your systems: API design, data modeling, deployment (CI/CD), live-traffic monitoring, integration and load testing, telemetry & data analysis, experiment design (A/B tests), and continuous iteration
Influence and evolve our architecture: propose and lead initiatives to decompose monoliths, migrate legacy code, build shared frameworks and reusable service components; evaluate new backend technologies and lead their adoption
Apply AI-driven tools and automation frameworks to speed up development, code analysis, testing, and reliability
Leverage intelligent telemetry, analytics, and optimization pipelines to improve service performance and resilience
Define observability standards, telemetry pipelines, and fault-tolerance strategies for production-grade distributed systems
Partner closely with product, mobile, and data teams to deliver seamless, high-quality experiences across all platforms
Drive technical discussions, mentor developers, and influence strategic direction across backend and infrastructure domains
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in Go, with additional experience in PHP for legacy systems is a bonus
Proven track record of architecting modular, maintainable, and high-performance microservices
Strong background in system design, observability, and performance optimization
Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Argo CD, Protobuf, CI/CD pipelines, and auto-scaling architectures
Experience using AI and automation to improve developer velocity, reliability, or system intelligence
A collaborative technical leader who thrives in fast-moving environments and mentors others to excel
Passionate about building resilient, intelligent, and highly scalable backend systems that serve millions of users
You architect for observability, reliability, and production-readiness: you understand instrumentation, SLOs/SLIs, fault-tolerance, runbooks, incident triage, scalable telemetry pipelines, and production diagnostics for backend systems
You have been a technical leader (not just an individual contributor): you've influenced roadmap decisions, contributed to multi-team initiatives, mentored/led developers, driven culture/process improvements, and interfaced with senior developer/product leadership
Benefits
Strong work life blend
Flexible work arrangements (wfh, remote, or access to one of our office spaces)
Employee Stock Options
Unlimited vacation
Competitive pay and benefits
Parental leave
Benefits for both physical and mental well being (wellness credit and L&D credit)
We travel a few times a year for various team events, company wide off-sites, and more
Company
TextNow
Our mission is to break down the barriers to communication and free the flow of conversation for people everywhere.
Founded in 2009
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1M2011-10-19Seed· $1M
Leadership Team
Derek Ting
CEO
Kevin Denny
Chief Financial Officer
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