Senior Backend Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies • Hoffman Estates, IL

1d • $100,000 - $112,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems to design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services for mission-critical workloads. The engineer will architect core platforms used by other engineering teams, emphasizing scalability, reliability, performance, and clean engineering practices. The role requires strong computer science fundamentals and practical experience operating distributed systems at scale, including navigating trade-offs among consistency, availability, and latency.

This is a full-time, direct W2 position that is 100% remote within the United States. The annual salary range is $100,000–$112,000. Candidates who are U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, or seeking an H-1B transfer are encouraged to apply; the company cannot sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Six or more years of professional backend engineering experience, including significant experience with distributed systems.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, Scala, or a similar language.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, replication, and CAP trade-offs.
• Hands-on experience with high-throughput messaging systems such as Kafka.
• Experience operating systems at scale, including capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational and NoSQL data stores.
• Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and mentorship skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading complex technical initiatives across multiple teams.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based platforms in production.
• Exposure to service-mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Familiarity with chaos engineering practices and tools.
• Open-source contributions to relevant distributed systems projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services for mission-critical workloads.
• Architect core platforms that other engineering teams build on.
• Ensure systems are scalable, reliable, and performant, while following clean engineering practices.
• Operate distributed systems at scale and navigate trade-offs involving consistency, availability, and latency.
• Perform capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Debug system issues and conduct root-cause analysis.
• Communicate, document work, and mentor others.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior