Ketch-posted 5 months ago
$160,000 - $250,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Hybrid • San Francisco, CA
51-100 employees
Publishing Industries

Ketch is a Series B, well-funded startup focused on developing first-in-class innovation around data management and privacy. Our vision is an intelligent, pervasive data fabric that respects the data rights of people and businesses. We envision a world where societies, governments, businesses, and citizens move from rules to tools that respect our data dignity, enabling all stakeholders to responsibly harvest the gains of a data-driven economy. Ketch provides businesses and software engineers with a coordinated set of APIs, applications, and infrastructure to help them exert perfect control over every scrap of responsibly gathered data. As a Senior Backend Engineer at Ketch, you will play a pivotal role in designing and developing backend solutions for our cutting-edge data management platform. This role requires a combination of technical expertise, collaboration skills, and a customer-focused mindset. You will work closely with product management and customer success teams to solve complex customer problems and actively contribute to pre-sale and post-sale conversations with clients. This is a hybrid role based out of the San Francisco HQ 3 days a week.

  • Design, implement, and maintain scalable, distributed backend systems using Golang.
  • Develop APIs, services, and systems that extend and enhance our data privacy and governance platform.
  • Collaborate with product management to understand customer challenges and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Actively engage in customer conversations to gather insights and ensure the platform meets business needs.
  • Enhance and optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Ensure high code quality and maintain best practices in CI/CD, testing, and deployment pipelines.
  • Participate in the evolution of the product by researching emerging trends and integrating them into the architecture.
  • Mentor junior team members and contribute to fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
  • Proven experience in building and scaling backend systems in cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • Expertise in Go (preferred) or other backend languages such as Python, Java, or Scala.
  • Strong knowledge of database technologies (Postgres, ScyllaDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, or similar).
  • Experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, and microservices architecture.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • A degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Familiarity with data privacy and governance concepts is a plus.
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