Member of Technical Staff, Backend

Summary

Join Endor Labs' cutting-edge backend team as a remote employee and contribute to a large-scale SaaS service. You will own core libraries, elevate core services, and innovate with autonomy. Responsibilities include enhancing GoLang libraries, developing core services, supporting the monorepo, advancing CI pipelines, and championing observability. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree in engineering, extensive experience in Golang and scalable backends, and expertise in API design and distributed systems. Preferred skills include secure design, cloud-native proficiency, and security knowledge. Endor Labs offers a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Requirements

• Engineering Expertise : Bring your Bachelor’s degree in engineering and over ~5 years of hands-on experience building scalable backends for product and SaaS companies to our innovative team
• Golang Mastery : Showcase ~4 years of experience in Golang programming, with a deep focus on microservices and distributed architecture, to drive our cutting-edge solutions
• API Design Skills : Demonstrate your practical experience in designing robust APIs using frameworks like gRPC (preferred), ReST, GraphQL, or Thrift, creating seamless and efficient integrations
• Technical Solution Design : Prove your ability to architect and build technical solutions from the ground up, with your code and documentation setting the standard for best practices at Endor
• Scalable Systems Savvy : Bring your experience with scalable distributed systems, including microservices, domain-driven design, load balancing, and scaling strategies (both horizontal and vertical), to tackle complex challenges
• Architectural Acumen : Apply your knowledge of data structures and architectural design to build systems that scale effortlessly and adapt for long-term success. Use data-driven approaches to guide architectural decisions
• Influential Communicator : Leverage your ability to discuss architectural trade-offs and guide teams towards the most effective solutions, ensuring alignment and forward momentum
• Adaptable Innovator : Thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting requirements, embracing change and finding creative solutions to new and unfamiliar problems
• Problem-Solving Pro : Apply your practical experience in troubleshooting distributed systems to identify and resolve root causes, ensuring smooth and reliable operations

Responsibilities

• Own Core Libraries: Take charge of enhancing and maintaining Endor's crucial GoLang libraries, including gRPC/protobuf, OpenAPI, AuthN/AuthZ, Observability, and MongoDB
• Elevate Core Services : Drive the development and optimization of vital core services like our API Gateway and API servers, ensuring robust and scalable infrastructure
• Innovate with Autonomy : Embrace the freedom to design and build top-tier tools that will be leveraged across all teams at Endor, making a significant impact on our operations
• Support & Enhance Monorepo : Contribute to the evolution of Endor's polyglot monorepo using Bazel, improving our development workflow and efficiency
• Advance CI Pipelines : Enhance and optimize our continuous integration (CI) pipeline to streamline and elevate the quality of our monorepo builds
• Champion Observability : Apply best practices in observability to ensure our products and platforms achieve exceptional reliability and availability for our users

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Secure Design : Expertise in secure software design principles, including managing certificates, OAuth2/OIDC, and implementing secure changes
• Cloud-Native Proficiency : Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Lambda functions, or other cutting-edge cloud-native technologies
• Security Savvy : Knowledge of security, fraud prevention, and anomaly detection to tackle real-world challenges and safeguard our systems with cutting-edge solutions

Benefits

Remote role