Senior Backend Engineer

Job Title Senior Backend Engineer Location 100% Remote (Continental United States) Position Type Full‑time, direct W2 with Bright Vision Technologies (no C2C, no 1099, no third‑party) Employment Terms & Visa Policy This is a 100% remote, full‑time, direct W2 position with Bright Vision Technologies. The role is part of Bright Vision’s in‑house Statement of Work (SOW) engagement. No new H1B sponsorship is available; transfers are welcome for qualified candidates. Logistics Salary: 100K to 150K (competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits) Job Summary We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems to design, build, and operate large‑scale, high‑throughput backend services that power mission‑critical workloads. In this role you will architect the core platforms that other engineering teams build on, focusing on scalability, reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices. The ideal candidate combines strong fundamentals in computer science with practical, battle‑tested experience operating distributed systems at scale, and is comfortable navigating trade‑offs between consistency, availability, and latency. Key Responsibilities Design and implement large‑scale distributed backend systems using Java, Go, Scala, or similar high‑performance languages. Architect data partitioning, replication, and consistency strategies appropriate to each workload’s requirements. Build resilient APIs and event‑driven services with strong observability, idempotency, and graceful degradation patterns. Optimize systems for latency, throughput, and cost using profiling, benchmarking, and load testing. Lead detailed architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and trade‑off analyses. Implement robust failure‑handling patterns including retries, timeouts, circuit breakers, bulkheads, and saga workflows. Design and operate data stores at scale, including relational, key‑value, document, and search engines. Build comprehensive observability into services with structured logs, metrics, and distributed tracing. Drive incident response and post‑incident learning for critical backend services. Mentor mid‑level engineers and lead by example in code quality, design, and operational rigor. Partner with SRE and platform teams to drive reliability improvements and reduce operational toil. Contribute to long‑term architecture and platform strategy, helping shape multi‑year technical roadmaps and ensuring near‑term execution aligns with broader engineering direction. Maintain comprehensive, current technical documentation—including architecture diagrams, design decisions, configuration references, runbooks, and operational procedures—so that the system remains supportable, auditable, and easy to onboard new engineers over time. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. Six or more years of professional backend engineering experience, with significant time on distributed systems. Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Scala, or similar. Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, replication, and CAP trade‑offs. Hands‑on experience with high‑throughput message systems such as Kafka. Experience operating systems at scale, including capacity planning and performance tuning. Strong SQL skills and experience with both relational and NoSQL data stores. Hands‑on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Strong debugging and root‑cause analysis skills. Excellent communication, documentation, and mentorship skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience leading complex technical initiatives across multiple teams. Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes‑based platforms in production. Exposure to service‑mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd). Familiarity with chaos engineering practices and tools. Open‑source contributions to relevant distributed systems projects. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans. We recognize that our people are our strength, and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute and are committed to inclusive hiring and inclusive work environment. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall. BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees’ ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Bright Vision Technologies