Senior Backend Engineer, Core APIs [Remote]

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, Core APIs based in Australia.

Join a globally distributed engineering team building high-performance backend systems that power large-scale, real-time applications. In this role, you'll design and optimize scalable APIs and distributed services that support mission-critical fraud detection technology used by organizations worldwide. You'll own features from architecture through deployment while collaborating with talented engineers across multiple disciplines in a fully remote environment. This is an opportunity to solve complex technical challenges involving scalability, performance, and reliability while working with modern technologies and cloud-native architectures. If you're passionate about backend engineering, distributed systems, and continuous improvement, you'll find an environment that values technical excellence, autonomy, and knowledge sharing.

Accountabilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs capable of processing large volumes of real-time data with high reliability and performance.
• Build, optimize, and enhance distributed services while ensuring seamless integration across platform components.
• Investigate complex technical issues through root cause analysis, experimentation, and performance testing to deliver effective engineering improvements.
• Monitor, debug, and optimize backend services to maintain system stability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver robust, production-ready solutions.
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation, contributing to operational excellence and rapid incident resolution.
• Promote engineering best practices, contribute to a data-driven development culture, and mentor junior engineers to support their technical growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Go (Golang) and/or Node.js , with a willingness to work across both technologies.
• Proven expertise designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems, APIs, microservices, and real-time processing platforms.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems architecture, scalability challenges, and performance optimization techniques.
• Strong experience working with SQL databases and technologies such as DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, or similar data storage solutions.
• Proficiency with modern software engineering practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, shell scripting, and development tools.
• Excellent English communication skills with experience collaborating effectively in fully remote, international teams.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to collaborative engineering initiatives.
• Passion for mentoring teammates and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, is preferred.
• Experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, ClickHouse, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, Datadog, Docker, Kubernetes, TypeScript, Express, or dbt is considered a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with internet security, privacy technologies, open-source development, and asynchronous collaboration is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Fully remote position with the flexibility to work from anywhere in India.
• Opportunity to solve challenging large-scale engineering problems using modern backend technologies.
• Work within a globally distributed engineering team focused on collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.
• Exposure to cutting-edge distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and real-time data processing.
• Strong culture of knowledge sharing, mentorship, and continuous professional development.
• Participation in impactful engineering projects with significant ownership and autonomy.
• Inclusive and diverse work environment that values different perspectives and backgrounds.
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and local market conditions.
• Flexible work environment designed to support work-life balance.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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