Senior Backend Engineer

ProphetX•New York, NY

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Backend Engineer (IC3) takes ownership of designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining complex backend systems. The role leads delivery on large projects within a team, translates product requirements into engineering tasks, and serves as a technical anchor for junior engineers. It involves defining and managing solutions to highly complex problems and coordinating delivery across smaller teams. The engineer owns complex backend systems end to end, from design through production, and helps build real-time systems for a CFTC-regulated platform in fintech. The position is fully remote within the U.S.

Requirements

At least 3 years of hands-on backend experience in Go, Java, C++, or Python; deep knowledge of the Go ecosystem is preferred.
At least 2 years building on AWS or an equivalent cloud platform such as GCP or Azure.
Proven experience building highly scalable, real-time systems in a production environment.
Strong command of microservices architecture, including design patterns and best practices.
Experience with event-driven and asynchronous system design, including technologies such as Kafka.
Expertise designing RESTful and WebSocket APIs.
In-depth knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
Working knowledge of containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as New Relic, Datadog, or Kibana.
Proficiency with Git or equivalent version control.
Experience with testing frameworks and writing unit tests.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Proactive, growth-focused, highly adaptable, and a strong sense of ownership.

Nice To Haves

Deep knowledge of the Go ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of multiple large projects within one team, with production-level ownership.
Translate product requirements into detailed engineering tasks and serve as a bridge between product and engineering.
Proactively monitor product health and resolve functional and performance issues.
Contribute to the evolution of key systems and frameworks while balancing innovation and reliability.
Set and uphold software development best practices across the workstream.
Identify opportunities to improve processes and technologies and drive their adoption.
Collaborate with offshore and globally distributed engineering teams.
Analyze complex problems and break them into manageable workstreams for junior engineers.
Seek development opportunities and share knowledge with peers and junior engineers.
Take end-to-end ownership of complex backend systems, from design through production.