Senior Backend & Infrastructure Engineer-Full Time (US /LATAM)

Very Good Ventures

4h•$175,000 - $205,000•Remote

About The Position

Very Good Ventures is a global consultancy that delivers clients elegant solutions using disruptive technologies. At VGV, we believe that building very good technology starts with a culture of excellence, collaboration, humility, and openness – and of course, have a very good time while doing it. We place our company values and culture at the forefront of everything we do. Rising to prominence as the foremost Flutter experts, VGV is at an exciting stage of growth as we expand our global presence and our range of strategic services. Our mission is to lead the most influential companies through new digital frontiers and improve the relationship between technology and those that create, manage, and experience it. VGV’s client roster spans industries, including Toyota, Google, Dow Jones, JSX, Betterment, and Norwegian Cruise Lines. People come to work at VGV to solve challenging problems with the newest technology, alongside some of the best talent in the industry, and in a culture that remains steadfastly dedicated to its employees. We are seeking a hands-on Backend & Infrastructure Engineer (Infrastructure & Scalability) to design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and backend services. This role requires deep expertise in backend services development, DevOps, programmatic infrastructure / Infrastructure As Code (IaC), and Site Reliability Engineering to ensure the stability and performance of our internal and client product initiatives. You will be instrumental in standing up, scaling, and supporting complete backends as well as individual services, including deployed AI agents and agentic infrastructure. As a consultancy, the needs and technology stacks of our clients can range widely across projects, as such we are looking for candidates with breadth of expertise and a flexible mindset. Our product development focus leans heavily towards cloud infrastructure and more recently towards deployment of AI agents and agentic infrastructure.

Requirements

6+ years of experience as a Backend or Full Stack Engineer with a strong emphasis on DevOps, programmatic infrastructure and/or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
Expertise in programmatic infrastructure and cloud resource management using infrastructure-as-code tooling.
Strong experience with one or more of the major cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, or Azure).
Deep proficiency in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Python, Typescript, Go, Java/Kotlin, C#, or Rust).
Solid experience designing and scaling production backends, building and deploying custom services, and utilizing cloud managed services.
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Familiarity with feature-flagging and staged product rollouts.
Experience implementing and managing observability, logging, and alerting systems.
Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with evolving requirements.
All resumes must be in English
Must be fluent in English (level 3)

Nice To Haves

Certification from one or more cloud platform (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
Experience building and scaling AI-powered services or agents.
Anthropic or other AI certification (e.g., Claude Certified Architect Foundations).

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure using programmatic tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu, or similar.
Build and manage staged development environments and corresponding CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, reliable, and automated deployments.
Oversee observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for performance, usage metrics, and security.
Establish best practices for security, compliance, and cost optimization within cloud deployments.
Build, deploy, and manage individual services, including autonomous agents, ensuring they are scalable and performant.
Develop, deploy, and scale robust backend services and microservices, with a focus on high availability and resilience.
Develop and maintain robust backend APIs and integration services. Strong working knowledge of API design and expertise with GraphQL deployment.
Working knowledge or backend architectural patterns and their application.
Collaboration with front-end teams for services integrations and performance.

Benefits

Passion and enthusiasm for what we create.
REMOTE first and global company.
Subsidized health insurance, dental, and vision coverage
Generous parental leave.
Flexible PTO and company holidays.
End of year company shut down (December 25 - January 1), in addition to observing company holidays.
12 -16 weeks universal fully paid family leave.
Other benefits available based on location.
Subsidized health coverage.
Paid Time Off