Lightning AI
Backend Engineer
$180K–$250K
London, England, United Kingdom +6 · Full-time · Posted Sep 13, 2023
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
New York, New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States
New York, New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States - Experience
- Extensive Go experience and hands-on backend or product engineering experience in a SaaS technology company; no number of years stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- The company is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position at this time.
About the job
Develop and scale Lightning AI’s platform by building backend features and systems for APIs, infrastructure, billing, security, and integrations.
What you'll do
- Write readable, testable, efficient Go code and build features that improve platform stability and performance.
- Set technical direction for major projects; evaluate and document architecture, tools, and processes.
- Improve software quality and delivery through automation, continuous delivery, technical-debt reduction, and engineer mentoring.
What they ask for
- Extensive experience writing efficient, maintainable Go code, including testing, readability, and optimization best practices.
- Experience building and scaling APIs, CLI tools, billing systems, and security protocols; knowledge of backend and frontend systems.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and designing reliable, performant, scalable systems.
- Hands-on backend or product engineering experience at a SaaS technology company; demonstrated end-to-end ownership and collaboration.
Nice to have
- Exposure to frontend frameworks.
- Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
Pay
$180,000 — $250,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Go (Golang), AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
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