Backend Architect - Golang

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Responsibilities

• ▹Defining and evolving the architecture of the backend platform serving millions of users
• ▹Designing and building highly available distributed services in Golang
• ▹Leading code reviews and championing testing discipline and clean architecture
• ▹Partnering with the SDK team to integrate client features into backend systems
• ▹Mentoring engineers and growing the team's technical depth
• ▹Driving the team to meet performance targets and ship reliable products

Requirements

• ▹Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• ▹8+ years of backend engineering & architecture experience, 5+ years in Golang
• ▹Proven track record designing and operating distributed systems at scale, deep understanding of networking protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS)
• ▹Hands-on experience with VPN protocols (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec), tunneling, NAT traversal and low-latency networking
• ▹Production experience on AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, Aurora/RDS) with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and strong Linux development background
• ▹Working knowledge of cryptography fundamentals, threat modeling methodologies, secure coding practices and strong API design skills

Nice to have

• ▹Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• ▹Network performance tuning and optimization experience with knowledge of Python and Java
• ▹Experience with NoSQL databases and familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

What we offer

• ▹Solving real customer problems with cybersecurity products
• ▹Visible individual impact in a scrappy, nimble organization
• ▹Career acceleration through learning new technologies, products and markets in a fast-paced environment

About the company

Point Wild helps customers monitor, manage, and protect against risks associated with their identities and personal information, backed by WndrCo, Warburg Pincus and General Catalyst.