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SurrealDB · 3 weeks ago

Senior Backend Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

SurrealDB is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join their dynamic engineering team. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining cloud-based backend infrastructure to ensure it is robust, scalable, and secure.

Big DataCloud ComputingDatabaseDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen Source

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend services and APIs in the cloud

Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) ensuring high availability, scalability, and security

Design, implement, and manage databases (SQL, NoSQL), optimizing for performance and reliability

Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Go or Rust

Work closely with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement

Implement and advocate for best security practices, ensuring data protection and compliance with relevant regulations

Participate in on-call rotations

Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes to streamline release cycles

Qualification

Cloud technologiesBackend developmentDatabase technologiesGoRustCI/CD toolingKubernetesInfrastructure as codeMonitoringObservabilityPublic facing APIsCommunication protocolsDistributed systemsTechnical leadership