Backend Software Engineer (Go)

Quick Facts

• Role: Backend Software Engineer (Go)

• Focus: Cloud-based distributed backend systems and streaming video/content delivery pipelines

• Experience: 3+ years

Description

You will design, build, and support production backend services and large-scale data pipelines for streaming video and content delivery, with an emphasis on low-latency distributed systems. Work includes optimizing live and linear video workflows and providing operational support for live events and channels. You will collaborate with Product Owners and globally distributed teams across time zones to deliver premium-quality audio and video experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support large-scale, cloud-based distributed backend systems and big data pipelines for video streaming and content delivery

• Develop and maintain production backend services using Python, Go, NodeJS, TypeScript, and related web technologies

• Use tools to build and support live and linear streaming video pipelines; optimize video encoding, packaging, and delivery

• Monitor and optimize throughput, response latency, and data-ingestion performance across production services and pipelines

• Provide operational and technical support for live events and linear channels

• Partner with Product Owners to implement technology solutions using requirements and modeling

• Collaborate with remote stakeholders across different countries and time zones

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, automated testing, and large-scale deployments

• Manage and maintain cloud-based content delivery platforms and services

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

• 3+ years of software development and web technologies

• Proficiency with Go and other backend/web languages such as NodeJS and TypeScript

• Cloud architecture/infrastructure experience with AWS

• Experience building real-time, large-scale, low-latency distributed systems

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and large-scale deployment

• Deep understanding of object-oriented design principles and patterns

• Embrace open-source technologies

• Understanding of containerization as it relates to cloud (Kubernetes, Docker)

• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum and related working methods

Benefits

• Medical coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) through Anthem

• Dental/Vision/ancillary coverages through Unum

• 401(k) retirement savings plan

• Paid-time-off options

• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Discount programs through ADP WorkforceNow