Senior Backend Software Engineer (Go)

Career Mentors, LLC•San Francisco, CA

19h•$180,000 - $230,000•Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a deeply experienced backend engineer to help build secure, scalable distributed systems from the ground up. This is an early-stage, high-ownership role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast with rigor, and cares deeply about building secure, enterprise-grade software.

Requirements

6–20 years of backend software engineering experience
Strong hands-on development experience in Go (preferred) or Java
Excellent computer science fundamentals
Strong backend breadth (APIs, databases, distributed systems, infra awareness)
Experience owning end-to-end systems in a startup or demonstrated ownership of major production systems at a larger tech company
Experience building secure, scalable distributed architectures
Experience with identity and access management protocols: OAuth 2.0 SAML OIDC WebAuthn
Familiarity with certificate authorities and PKI
Understanding of corporate IT/security ecosystems (MDM, endpoint security, etc.)
Experience implementing audit logging in production systems
Strong conceptual understanding of CI/CD pipelines
Production experience with Kubernetes
Experience designing database schemas and writing raw SQL
Experience working with compliance frameworks such as: SOC 2 ISO 27001 GDPR CCPA
Computer Science degree from a top CS program

Nice To Haves

Experience in identity-focused companies (e.g., Okta, OneLogin, or similar identity providers)
Experience building customer-facing identity or security infrastructure (not solely internal tooling)

Responsibilities

Architect and build secure, scalable distributed microservices
Design backend systems for high availability and enterprise workloads
Implement robust audit logging and observability practices
Design database schemas and write performant raw SQL
Build and maintain production CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes-based deployments
Design and implement identity and access management integrations
Contribute to compliance-aligned engineering practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA)
Partner cross-functionally across product, design, and engineering

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