Senior Go Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Akuity, a fast-growing company supporting the Argo project, as a Senior Go Backend Engineer. Based remotely in India, you will design, build, and improve Akuity's SaaS platform. You'll collaborate with designers and engineers, ensuring scalability and developer empathy. The role requires extensive Go and Kubernetes experience, along with expertise in GRPC, authentication frameworks, and relational databases. Akuity values a collaborative culture and offers the opportunity to work on complex technical products within a supportive environment.

Requirements

• Live in India
• Exceptional communication skills and a collaborative mindset with a passion for developer experience
• A passion for working on complex technical products, particularly in the realm of SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS
• Deep knowledge of systems design, API design, and infrastructure
• A genuine interest in designing a great end-to-end developer experience while using Akuity’s products
• A BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 5 years or more experience with the following: Proven Golang skills
• 5 years or more experience with the following: Experience building GRPC backends from scratch
• 5 years or more experience with the following: Experience with auth frameworks like OAuth, OpenID, etc
• 5 years or more experience with the following: Experience with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL)
• 1 to 3+ years or more experience with the following: Experience working on Kubernetes
• 1 to 3+ years or more experience with the following: Experience with Kubernetes core systems and APIs
• 1 to 3+ years or more experience with the following: Experience building Kubernetes controllers or operators at scale in AWS, GCP, Azure, or On-prem

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and improve Akutiy’s SaaS platform
• Develop in Go on the server side
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to design, implement, and deliver features that remove the headaches of infrastructure operations for our users
• Make sure that as our SaaS Platform rapidly grows, it remains scalable and built with developer empathy