RAPIDFORT · 17 hours ago
Microservice Backend Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$140K/yr - $180K/yr
3+ years expRapidFort, Inc. is seeking a skilled and passionate Backend Engineer to join their team, focusing on the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance, scalable microservices. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python and Go, and a deep understanding of distributed systems architecture, with responsibilities including designing and implementing backend microservices and collaborating with product teams.
Cloud ManagementCloud SecurityCyber SecurityInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable backend microservices using Python and Go
Collaborate with product managers and front-end teams to define API specifications and integration points
Ensure services are deployed, monitored, and scaled efficiently in a Kubernetes environment
Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and planning sessions
Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, ensuring high availability and performance
Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tooling, and infrastructure
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise with frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django (Expert)
Experience building robust, high-concurrency microservices (Expert)
Designing, developing, and deploying RESTful APIs (Expert)
Keycloak, API authentication, JWT (Advanced)
Realtime analytics using ClickHouse (Advanced)
Relational databases (MySQL), including complex query optimization (Advanced)
NoSQL databases (Redis) (Advanced)
Kubernetes for deployment and scaling (Advanced)
Writing comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests (Advanced)
3+ years of professional experience in backend software development, with a strong focus on building and operating microservices in production
Proven ability to work with and contribute to large-scale, distributed systems
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) for deployment, monitoring, and scaling
U.S. citizenship
Preferred
Experience setting up and maintaining automated deployment pipelines
Proficiency with monitoring and logging tools
Expertise in Git and collaborative workflows
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and streaming data processing
Experience with security best practices in API design (OAuth 2.0, JWT, input validation)
Knowledge of performance tuning and optimization techniques for Python and Go applications
Company
RAPIDFORT
RapidFort secures containerized software supply chains by auto-removing 95% of CVEs—accelerating compliance and delivery.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$10.75MKey Investors
Alumni VenturesFelicis
2025-06-20Seed
2024-08-27Seed
2022-06-16Seed· $8.5M
Leadership Team
Mehran Farimani
Co-Founder and CEO
Rajeev Thakur
Co-Founder & CTO
Recent News
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