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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 201-500Since 2013H1B No SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

177 days ago

Salary

$140K - $180K / year

5 yrs expEnglishCloudCyber SecurityDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNo SQLRDBMSRustGo

Job Description

• Develop and integrate cybersecurity testing and analysis systems with best-in-class cybersecurity platform • Build high-performance, resilient, scalable cloud-based software, utilizing AI technologies, microservices architecture and containers • Take software through CI/CD all the way to production and own its quality and availability • Utilize GCP platform to build and run highly-available software systems • Identify and resolve performance issues across systems and components • Collaborate on a cross-functional team, working with Product, Operations, and DevOps • Integrate monitoring and alerting capabilities with backend modules to allow proactive improvements to availability and response times • Design, implement and deliver well-tested, scalable, highly available systems • Own and ideate technical solutions for product requirements and user stories • Actively engage and participate in design and code reviews • Offer guidance and support to junior team members, encouraging and cultivating a culture of continuous learning within the team • Ensure Synack's security and privacy posture is maintained

Job Requirements

5+ years of experience in distributed-systems and backend software engineering
Experience with AI technologies, e.g. LLMs, RAG, MCP, etc.
Recent experience with golang preferred; candidates with expertise in Java, C#, Rust, C/C++ considered if committed to transition to golang
Strong experience and understanding of microservices, REST API design, gRPC, writing unit testing, BDD testing
Strong design skills required – UML is a bonus; exposure to Domain Driven Design desirable
Experience with asynchronous messaging technologies such as Google PubSub, Kafka
In depth knowledge of NoSQL and RDBMS technologies
Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Environments (GCP preferred)
Experience working on agile teams
Excellent communication and collaboration skills in all mediums
Experience working on and scaling a microservice-based application
A proven ability to thrive in a collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts
U.S. citizenship required (can only hire U.S. citizens due to federal government contract requirements)