Backend Architect - Golang

Point Wild

1d•Remote

About The Position

We're seeking a hands-on VPN Backend Architect to lead our backend team while spending 70% of your time writing Golang code. You'll set technical direction for our backend platform serving millions of users, guide an engineering team, and own architecture decisions for distributed services that must be fast, reliable, and secure at scale. This role suits someone who wants to design secure, scalable systems and write the code that runs them.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
8+ years of backend engineering & architecture experience with 5+ years in Golang
Proven track record designing and operating distributed systems at scale with 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 Haves

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)

Responsibilities

Define and evolve the architecture of our backend platform serving connections from millions of users
Design and build highly available distributed services in Golang while setting technical direction on scalability, reliability, and performance targets
Lead code reviews and champion testing discipline, clean architecture, and engineering best practices across the team
Partner with the SDK team to integrate client features cleanly into backend systems and deliver end-to-end functionality
Mentor engineers and grow the technical depth of the team while collaborating with security, infrastructure, and product teams
Drive the team to meet performance targets and ship reliable products that protect users at scale