Staff Backend Engineer owning core systems for Helius, a Solana developer platform. Driving distributed infrastructure architecture, performance, reliability, and technical direction.
About the role
- Senior Software Engineer in Kong's Office of the CTO developing scalable systems for API and AI infrastructure. Collaborating on high-impact projects influencing engineering strategy and developer experience.
Responsibilities
- Design and build highly scalable distributed backend systems
- Develop core services in Golang, with a focus on performance and reliability
- Work with PostgreSQL and Redis to build robust, data-intensive systems
- Architect systems that operate across microservices, networking layers, and cloud platforms
- Collaborate closely with the CTO and senior engineers on strategic technical initiatives
- Prototype and productionize new platform capabilities and internal tooling
- Influence engineering direction and technical standards across Kong
Requirements
- Strong production experience with Golang
- Experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale
- Solid experience with PostgreSQL and Redis in production environments
- Experience building backend systems with high availability, scalability, and reliability
- Strong systems thinking, debugging, and performance optimization skills
- Experience with Kubernetes, networking, or API gateways (bonus points)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) (bonus points)
- Contributions to open source or internal platform tooling (bonus points)
- Experience working on platform, infra, or developer tooling products (bonus points)
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Short and long term disability benefits
- Basic life and AD&D insurance
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