Back-End Software Engineer

We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. More than 9,000 organizations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts.

JOB SUMMARY

We're looking for a Back-End Software Engineer to join our team. This is a remote role. You'll work mostly on server-side code: services, queues, databases and the glue between them. Little to no frontend work. This role is fully remote within the US. Few meetings, lots of written updates.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers.
• Handle on-call for services the team owns and lead incident follow-ups.
• Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't.
• Coordinate with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts and versioning.
• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks.

WHAT YOU NEED

• 3-5 years of backend development experience in a production environment.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP or Azure services.
• Strong SQL and relational data modeling skills.
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Background with high-volume payment or ledger systems.
• Kubernetes, including Helm charts.
• NoSQL stores such as MongoDB, Cassandra or DynamoDB.

The salary range for this role is $175,000-$215,000/year. This range reflects base salary only.

PAY AND BENEFITS

• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Three weeks of PTO to start.

Kestrelscale is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

No agencies or third-party recruiters, please.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Kestrelscale LLC.