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Bitly · 18 hours ago

Sr. Backend Engineer - Connections Platform

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$132K/yr - $182K/yr

Bitly is the world’s leading Connections Platform, empowering businesses to create memorable connections with their customers. They are seeking a Sr. Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale backend systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive technical innovations.

AdvertisingAnalyticsBrand MarketingPublishingSocial MediaSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable backend services using Go or other backend languages

Collaborate with product, design, and marketing teams to understand user and business needs and translate them into technical solutions

Support the Marketing department by contributing to the infrastructure and features behind our websites and digital campaigns

Build integrations with external systems and APIs, ensuring resilience, observability, and performance

Improve system reliability and operational efficiency through automation, monitoring, and proactive maintenance

Lead and contribute to architecture and technical design discussions

Ensure code quality and best practices through code reviews, testing, and documentation

Mentor and support mid-level engineers, helping them grow in technical skills and ownership

Drive modernization initiatives and contribute to shaping our backend technical roadmap

Qualification

GolangDistributed systemsCloud-native environmentsAutomated testingAPIsVersion controlAgile methodologyMentoringCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

Extensive experience in back‑end engineering and designing and scaling distributed systems in production

Expert-level proficiency in Golang (or similar languages like Python, C# or Node.js), with a strong track record of shipping high-throughput APIs and writing understandable, testable, and efficient code

Deep understanding of modern cloud-native environments and infrastructure at scale (e.g. containers, CI/CD, observability, distributed systems)

Experience working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including non-technical teams such as Marketing, to help them achieve business outcomes

Curiosity about the potential of AI and hands-on experience exploring or integrating AI-powered tools or workflows to improve product quality, automation, or developer productivity

Comfortable collaborating in an agile, experiment‑driven environment and communicating clearly with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Passionate in writing clean, observable, and well‑tested code; strong advocate for continuous improvement and knowledge sharing

Initiative to solve problems, propose improvements, and remove team blockers

Curiosity about new technologies and continuously seek ways to improve systems and developer workflows

Experience with and are a proponent of automated testing

Experience using a flavor of version control — we use git and Github to collaborate and manage pull requests

Preferred

Experience supporting marketing websites, A/B testing infrastructure

Familiarity with web performance optimization and SEO best practices

Experience with data pipelines or analytics infrastructure (e.g. BigQuery, Looker)

Exposure to AI/ML tooling or developer productivity tools

Proven experience in system modernization and large-scale system enhancements

Benefits

Inclusive health, dental, and vision plans built to support diverse lifestyles.

Employer contribution to HSA plans.

Generous paid parental leave.

Enhanced support for reproductive health, family planning, and new parents.

Robust mental health support and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with confidential counseling services.

Comprehensive well-being benefits including reimbursement program.

Flexible PTO policy.

401k with up to 4% employer match, access to financial professionals to offer our employees the opportunity to plan for a strong financial future well beyond their working years.

Company Stock Options.

Life, Short-term Disability, and Long-term Disability options.

Flexible workspace support provided, including home office, cell phone, and WiFi service reimbursement.

Coworking reimbursement for eligible employees.

Voluntary Benefits: Pet Insurance, LegalShield, IDShield, Hospitalization, and Accident coverages.

Reimbursement for professional development.

Impactful connections and community building through our Employee Resource Groups.

Company-sponsored events to connect Bitizens together.